M6.3 earthquake near Burdur, Burdur

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Yeşilova, Turkey on 12 May 1971, 06:25 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Burdur, about 46 km away in Burdur, Turkey.