M6.9 earthquake near Pasinler, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Pasinler, Turkey on 13 Sept 1924, 14:34 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 Pasinler, about 18 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.