M6.0 earthquake near Tekirdağ, Tekirdağ

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Marmara, Turkey on 4 Jan 1935, 16:20 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 Tekirdağ, about 35 km away in Tekirdağ, Turkey.