M6.5 earthquake near Çay, Afyonkarahisar Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Sultanda??, Turkey on 3 Feb 2002, 07:11 UTC at a depth of 5 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 Çay, about 21 km away in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.