M5.1 earthquake near Serinhisar, Denizli

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Ac?payam, Turkey on 31 Mar 2019, 11:30 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Serinhisar, about 13 km away in Denizli, Turkey.