M6.1 earthquake 13 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey on Tue, Mar 25, 1969, 3:21 PM GMT+2 (13:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-03-25 13:21:32 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.151° N, 28.581° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 28.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.219 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Gördes, Turkey · 21000 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.810 km WSW of Kula, Turkey · 20998 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.211 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20997 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.67 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey · 20964 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem811514. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.