M6.5 earthquake near Bergama, İzmir Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Bergama, Turkey on 22 Sept 1939, 00:36 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Bergama, about 10 km away in İzmir Province, Turkey.