M6.8 earthquake near Çat, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey on 17 Aug 1949, 18:44 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Çat, about 28 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.