M6.3 earthquake near Erdek, Balıkesir

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey on 4 Jan 1935, 14:41 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 Erdek, about 38 km away in Balıkesir, Turkey.