M6.0 earthquake near Çerkeş, Çankırı

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Orta, Turkey on 6 Jun 2000, 02:41 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Çerkeş, about 16 km away in Çankırı, Turkey.