M6.3 earthquake near Bartın, Bartın

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Amasra, Turkey on 3 Sept 1968, 08:19 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bartın, about 27 km away in Bartın, Turkey.