M6.0 earthquake near Göksun, Kahramanmaraş

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Göksun, Turkey on 6 Feb 2023, 12:02 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Göksun, about 4 km away in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.