M6.0 earthquake near Marmaris, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey on 23 May 1941, 19:51 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 Marmaris, about 13 km away in Muğla, Turkey.