M5.9 earthquake near Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Baklan, Turkey on 8 Aug 2019, 11:25 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Dinar, about 43 km away in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.