M6.0 earthquake near Silvan, Diyarbakır Province

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Alt?nkum, Turkey on 12 Nov 1934, 07:19 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Silvan, about 19 km away in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.