M7.0 earthquake near Soma, Manisa

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Soma, Turkey on 18 Nov 1919, 21:54 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Soma, about 4 km away in Manisa, Turkey.