M6.4 earthquake near Sarigerme, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey on 23 May 1961, 02:45 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Sarigerme, about 10 km away in Muğla, Turkey.