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List of earthquakes in Turkey

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List of earthquakes in Turkey

Turkey has had many earthquakes. This list includes any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Turkey, or which caused significant effects in this area. Overall, the population in major cities like Istanbul resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction.

Tables

· List of notable earthquakes › Historical earthquakes in Turkey (before 1900)
17
17
Date
17
Time‡
n/a
Place
Philadelphia (Alaşehir)
Lat
38.21
Long
28.31
Deaths
n/a
Mag.
n/a
Comments
see AD 17 Lydia earthquake
13 December 115
13 December 115
Date
13 December 115
Place
Antioch
Lat
36.1
Long
36.1
Deaths
260,000
Imax
XI
Mag.
7.5 Ms
Comments
see 115 Antioch earthquake
4 January 141 (or 142)
4 January 141 (or 142)
Date
4 January 141 (or 142)
Place
Lycia, Caria, Dodecanese
Lat
36.7
Long
28.0
Deaths
n/a
Imax
VIII
Mag.
n/a
Comments
Triggered a severe tsunami that caused inundation at Rhodes; see 141 Lycia earthquake
21 December 262
21 December 262
Date
21 December 262
Place
South and west coasts of Anatolia
Lat
36.5
Long
27.8
Deaths
n/a
Imax
IX
Mag.
n/a
Comments
Damaged many buildings at Ephesus and triggered a tsunami that hit coastal cities; see 262 Southwest Anatolia earthquake
26 January 447
26 January 447
Date
26 January 447
Time‡
Night
Place
Bithynia, Thrace, Byzantine Empire
Lat
41.008
Long
28.978
Deaths
Unknown
Imax
IX
Comments
Date uncertain, severely damaged the Theodosian walls in Constantinople see 447 Constantinople earthquake
20 May 526
20 May 526
Date
20 May 526
Place
Antioch
Deaths
250,000
Imax
VIII
Mag.
7.0 Ms
Comments
The city of Antioch was greatly damaged, and some decades later the city's population was just 300,000. see 526 Antioch earthquake
15 August 554
15 August 554
Date
15 August 554
Place
Anatolia
Comments
The earthquake severely damaged the city of Tralles (modern Aydın) and the island of Kos; See 554 Anatolia earthquake
14 December 557
14 December 557
Date
14 December 557
Time‡
just before midnight
Place
Constantinople
Lat
40.9
Long
28.7
Deaths
n/a
Imax
X
Mag.
6.4 Mw
Comments
Constantinople was "almost completely razed to the ground" by the earthquake. see 557 Constantinople earthquake
14 May 1269
14 May 1269
Date
14 May 1269
Place
Cilicia, Anatolia
Lat
37.5
Long
35.5
Deaths
60,000
Imax
VIII
Mag.
~7
Comments
see 1269 Cilicia earthquake
Sources
–
10 September 1509
10 September 1509
Date
10 September 1509
Place
Constantinople
Lat
40.9
Long
28.7
Deaths
13,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.2 Mw
Comments
see 1509 Constantinople earthquake
Sources
–
May 1598
May 1598
Date
May 1598
Place
Amasya and Çorum
Lat
40.6
Long
35.4
Deaths
60,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
6.7 Ms
Comments
see 1598 Amasya–Çorum earthquake
Sources
–
23 February 1653
23 February 1653
Date
23 February 1653
Place
Smyrna
Lat
38.2
Long
28.2
Deaths
2,500
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.5
Comments
see 1653 East Smyrna earthquake
17 August 1668
17 August 1668
Date
17 August 1668
Place
Anatolia
Lat
40
Long
36
Deaths
8,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
8
Comments
see 1668 North Anatolia earthquake
10 July 1688
10 July 1688
Date
10 July 1688
Time‡
11:45
Place
Smyrna
Lat
38.4
Long
26.9
Deaths
16,000
Imax
X
Mag.
7.0 Ms
Comments
see 1688 Smyrna earthquake
22 May 1766
22 May 1766
Date
22 May 1766
Time‡
05:10
Place
Istanbul
Lat
40.8
Long
29.0
Deaths
4,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.1 Ms
Comments
see 1766 Istanbul earthquake
5 August 1766
5 August 1766
Date
5 August 1766
Place
Dardanelles
Lat
40.6
Long
27.0
Deaths
5,000
Imax
X
Mag.
7.4 Mw
Comments
see 1766 Marmara earthquake
18 July 1784
18 July 1784
Date
18 July 1784
Place
Erzincan
Lat
39.5
Long
40.2
Deaths
5,000–>10,000
Mag.
7.6 Ms
Comments
see 1784 Erzincan earthquake
2 July 1840
2 July 1840
Date
2 July 1840
Place
Ağrı
Lat
39.6
Long
44.1
Deaths
10,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.4 Ms
Comments
May have triggered the last eruption of Mount Ararat. Casualties associated with a large landslide on the volcano.see 1840 Ahora earthquake
28 February 1855
28 February 1855
Date
28 February 1855
Time‡
01:00
Place
Bursa
Lat
40.2
Long
29.1
Deaths
1,900
Imax
X
Mag.
6.7
Comments
see 1855 Bursa earthquake
2 June 1859
2 June 1859
Date
2 June 1859
Time‡
10:30
Place
Erzurum
Lat
39.9
Long
41.3
Deaths
15,000
Imax
IX
Mag.
6.1 Ms
Comments
see 1859 Erzurum earthquake
12 May 1866
12 May 1866
Date
12 May 1866
Place
Bingöl
Lat
39.2
Long
41.0
Deaths
680+
Imax
X
Mag.
7.2 Ms
Comments
see 1866 Bingöl earthquake
3 April 1872
3 April 1872
Date
3 April 1872
Time‡
–
Place
Hatay
Lat
36.4
Long
36.4
Deaths
1,800
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.2 Ms
Comments
see 1872 Amik earthquake
3 April 1881
3 April 1881
Date
3 April 1881
Time‡
11:30
Place
Chios, Çeşme, Alaçatı
Lat
38.25
Long
26.25
Deaths
7,866
Imax
X
Mag.
7.3 Mw
Comments
see 1881 Chios earthquake
10 October 1883
10 October 1883
Date
10 October 1883
Time‡
13:30
Place
Çeşme, İzmir, Ayvalık
Lat
38.3
Long
26.2
Deaths
53–120
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.3 Ms
Comments
see 1883 Çeşme earthquake
10 July 1894
10 July 1894
Date
10 July 1894
Time‡
12:24
Place
Gulf of İzmit
Lat
40.73
Long
29.25
Deaths
1,300
Imax
X
Mag.
7.0
Comments
see 1894 Istanbul earthquake
20 September 1899
20 September 1899
Date
20 September 1899
Time‡
04:00
Place
Büyük Menderes Graben
Lat
37.9
Long
28.1
Deaths
1,470
Imax
IX
Mag.
7.1
Comments
see 1899 Aydın–Denizli earthquake
Date
Time‡
Place
Lat
Long
Deaths
Imax
Mag.
Comments
Sources
17
n/a
Philadelphia (Alaşehir)
38.21
28.31
n/a
n/a
see AD 17 Lydia earthquake
13 December 115
Antioch
36.1
36.1
260,000
XI
7.5 Ms
see 115 Antioch earthquake
4 January 141 (or 142)
Lycia, Caria, Dodecanese
36.7
28.0
n/a
VIII
n/a
Triggered a severe tsunami that caused inundation at Rhodes; see 141 Lycia earthquake
21 December 262
South and west coasts of Anatolia
36.5
27.8
n/a
IX
n/a
Damaged many buildings at Ephesus and triggered a tsunami that hit coastal cities; see 262 Southwest Anatolia earthquake
26 January 447
Night
Bithynia, Thrace, Byzantine Empire
41.008
28.978
Unknown
IX
Date uncertain, severely damaged the Theodosian walls in Constantinople see 447 Constantinople earthquake
20 May 526
Antioch
250,000
VIII
7.0 Ms
The city of Antioch was greatly damaged, and some decades later the city's population was just 300,000. see 526 Antioch earthquake
15 August 554
Anatolia
The earthquake severely damaged the city of Tralles (modern Aydın) and the island of Kos; See 554 Anatolia earthquake
14 December 557
just before midnight
Constantinople
40.9
28.7
n/a
X
6.4 Mw
Constantinople was "almost completely razed to the ground" by the earthquake. see 557 Constantinople earthquake
14 May 1269
Cilicia, Anatolia
37.5
35.5
60,000
VIII
~7
see 1269 Cilicia earthquake
–
10 September 1509
Constantinople
40.9
28.7
13,000
IX
7.2 Mw
see 1509 Constantinople earthquake
–
May 1598
Amasya and Çorum
40.6
35.4
60,000
IX
6.7 Ms
see 1598 Amasya–Çorum earthquake
–
23 February 1653
Smyrna
38.2
28.2
2,500
IX
7.5
see 1653 East Smyrna earthquake
17 August 1668
Anatolia
40
36
8,000
IX
8
see 1668 North Anatolia earthquake
10 July 1688
11:45
Smyrna
38.4
26.9
16,000
X
7.0 Ms
see 1688 Smyrna earthquake
22 May 1766
05:10
Istanbul
40.8
29.0
4,000
IX
7.1 Ms
see 1766 Istanbul earthquake
5 August 1766
Dardanelles
40.6
27.0
5,000
X
7.4 Mw
see 1766 Marmara earthquake
18 July 1784
Erzincan
39.5
40.2
5,000–>10,000
7.6 Ms
see 1784 Erzincan earthquake
2 July 1840
Ağrı
39.6
44.1
10,000
IX
7.4 Ms
May have triggered the last eruption of Mount Ararat. Casualties associated with a large landslide on the volcano.see 1840 Ahora earthquake
28 February 1855
01:00
Bursa
40.2
29.1
1,900
X
6.7
see 1855 Bursa earthquake
2 June 1859
10:30
Erzurum
39.9
41.3
15,000
IX
6.1 Ms
see 1859 Erzurum earthquake
12 May 1866
Bingöl
39.2
41.0
680+
X
7.2 Ms
see 1866 Bingöl earthquake
3 April 1872
–
Hatay
36.4
36.4
1,800
IX
7.2 Ms
see 1872 Amik earthquake
–
Afyonkarahisar
38.3
29.9
1,300
IX
6.77 Mw
see 1875 Dinar earthquake
3 April 1881
11:30
Chios, Çeşme, Alaçatı
38.25
26.25
7,866
X
7.3 Mw
see 1881 Chios earthquake
10 October 1883
13:30
Çeşme, İzmir, Ayvalık
38.3
26.2
53–120
IX
7.3 Ms
see 1883 Çeşme earthquake
10 July 1894
12:24
Gulf of İzmit
40.73
29.25
1,300
X
7.0
see 1894 Istanbul earthquake
20 September 1899
04:00
Büyük Menderes Graben
37.9
28.1
1,470
IX
7.1
see 1899 Aydın–Denizli earthquake
· List of notable earthquakes › 1900–1999
29 April 1903
29 April 1903
Date
29 April 1903
Time‡
01:46 local time
Place
Malazgirt
Lat
39.14
Long
42.65
Deaths
600
Mag.
6.7 Ms
Comments
see 1903 Manzikert earthquake
9 August 1912
9 August 1912
Date
9 August 1912
Time‡
03:29 local time
Place
Mürefte
Lat
40.75
Long
27.2
Deaths
216
Mag.
7.3 MS
Comments
see 1912 Mürefte earthquake
4 October 1914
4 October 1914
Date
4 October 1914
Time‡
00:07 local time
Place
Burdur
Lat
37.82
Long
30.27
Deaths
2,344
Mag.
6.9 MS
Comments
see 1914 Burdur earthquake
18 November 1919
18 November 1919
Date
18 November 1919
Time‡
00:54 local time
Place
Balıkesir
Lat
39.18
Long
27.65
Deaths
3,000
Mag.
7.0 Mw
Comments
see 1919 Ayvalık earthquake
13 September 1924
13 September 1924
Date
13 September 1924
Time‡
16:34 local time
Place
Horasan
Lat
40.0
Long
42.1
Deaths
60
Mag.
6.8
Comments
see 1924 Pasinler earthquake
22 October 1926
22 October 1926
Date
22 October 1926
Time‡
21:59 local time
Place
Kars
Lat
40.7
Long
43.7
Deaths
360
Mag.
6.0 Ms
Comments
see 1926 Kars earthquake
31 March 1928
31 March 1928
Date
31 March 1928
Time‡
02:29 local time
Place
Smyrna
Lat
38.5
Long
28.0
Deaths
50
Mag.
6.5 MS
Comments
Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day
18 May 1929
18 May 1929
Date
18 May 1929
Time‡
08:37 local time
Place
Suşehri
Lat
40.2
Long
37.9
Deaths
64
Mag.
6.1
Comments
see 1929 Suşehri earthquake
7 May 1930
7 May 1930
Date
7 May 1930
Time‡
00:34 local time
Place
Hakkâri
Lat
38.1
Long
44.7
Deaths
2,514
Mag.
7.2–7.5 Ms
Comments
see 1930 Salmas earthquake
4 January 1935
4 January 1935
Date
4 January 1935
Time‡
16:41 local time
Place
Erdek
Lat
40.4
Long
27.5
Deaths
5
Mag.
6.4 Ms
19 April 1938
19 April 1938
Date
19 April 1938
Time‡
12:59 local time
Place
Kırşehir
Lat
39.1
Long
34.0
Deaths
160
Mag.
6.6 MS
Comments
see 1938 Kırşehir earthquake
22 September 1939
22 September 1939
Date
22 September 1939
Time‡
02:36 local time
Place
Dikili
Lat
39.1
Long
26.8
Deaths
60
Mag.
6.6 MS
27 December 1939
27 December 1939
Date
27 December 1939
Time‡
01:57 local time
Place
Erzincan
Lat
39.77
Long
39.53
Deaths
32,700
Mag.
7.8 Mw
Comments
see 1939 Erzincan earthquake
15 November 1942
15 November 1942
Date
15 November 1942
Time‡
19:01 local time
Place
Bigadiç
Lat
39.2
Long
28.2
Deaths
16
Mag.
6.1 MS
20 December 1942
20 December 1942
Date
20 December 1942
Time‡
14:03
Place
Erbaa
Lat
40.87
Long
36.47
Deaths
3,000
Mag.
7.0 Ms
Comments
see 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake
20 June 1943
20 June 1943
Date
20 June 1943
Time‡
17:32 local time
Place
Hendek
Lat
40.6
Long
30.5
Deaths
336
Mag.
6.6 MS
Comments
see 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake
26 November 1943
26 November 1943
Date
26 November 1943
Time‡
22:20
Place
Ladik
Lat
40.87
Long
33.65
Deaths
2,824–5,000
Mag.
7.5 Mw
Comments
see 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
1 February 1944
1 February 1944
Date
1 February 1944
Time‡
03:25
Place
Gerede
Lat
40.8
Long
32.2
Deaths
3,959
Mag.
7.5
Comments
see 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake
6 October 1944
6 October 1944
Date
6 October 1944
Time‡
04:34 local time
Place
Ayvalık
Lat
39.37
Long
26.53
Deaths
30
Mag.
6.8 MS
Comments
see 1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake
17 August 1949
17 August 1949
Date
17 August 1949
Place
Karlıova
Lat
39.54
Long
40.57
Deaths
450
Mag.
6.8
Comments
see 1949 Karlıova earthquake
13 August 1951
13 August 1951
Date
13 August 1951
Time‡
18:36
Place
Kurşunlu
Lat
40.88
Long
32.87
Deaths
50
Mag.
6.9
Comments
see 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
3 January 1952
3 January 1952
Date
3 January 1952
Time‡
08:03 local time
Place
Hasankale
Lat
39.9
Long
41.7
Deaths
41
Mag.
5.8
Comments
see 1952 Hasankale earthquake
18 March 1953
18 March 1953
Date
18 March 1953
Time‡
21:06 local time
Place
Yenice
Lat
40.02
Long
27.53
Deaths
265
Mag.
7.2 MS
Comments
see 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake
7 September 1953
7 September 1953
Date
7 September 1953
Time‡
05.58 local time
Place
Ovacık, Karabük
Lat
41.08
Long
33.01
Deaths
2
Mag.
6.0 Ms
16 July 1955
16 July 1955
Date
16 July 1955
Time‡
09:07 local time
Place
Söke
Lat
37.55
Long
27.05
Deaths
23
Mag.
6.8 MS
22 February 1956
22 February 1956
Date
22 February 1956
Time‡
22:31 local time
Place
Eskişehir
Lat
39.89
Long
30.49
Deaths
1
Mag.
6.4 Ms
25 April 1957
25 April 1957
Date
25 April 1957
Time‡
04:25 local time
Place
Fethiye
Lat
36.5
Long
28.6
Deaths
67
Mag.
7.1 MS
Comments
see 1957 Fethiye earthquakes
26 May 1957
26 May 1957
Date
26 May 1957
Time‡
6:36
Place
Abant
Lat
40.67
Long
31.00
Deaths
52
Mag.
7.1
Comments
see 1957 Abant earthquake
6 October 1964
6 October 1964
Date
6 October 1964
Time‡
16:31 local time
Place
Manyas
Lat
40.1
Long
27.93
Deaths
23
Mag.
7.0 MS
Comments
see 1964 Manyas earthquake
19 August 1966
19 August 1966
Date
19 August 1966
Time‡
12:23
Place
Varto
Lat
39.17
Long
41.56
Deaths
2,394
Mag.
6.8 Mw
Comments
see 1966 Varto earthquake
22 July 1967
22 July 1967
Date
22 July 1967
Time‡
16:56
Place
Mudurnu
Lat
40.67
Long
30.69
Deaths
89
Mag.
7.2
Comments
see North Anatolian Fault
3 September 1968
3 September 1968
Date
3 September 1968
Time‡
10:19 local time
Place
Bartın
Lat
41.79
Long
32.31
Deaths
29
Mag.
6.5 MS
Comments
see 1968 Bartın earthquake
28 March 1969
28 March 1969
Date
28 March 1969
Time‡
03:48 local time
Place
Alaşehir
Lat
38.5
Long
28.4
Deaths
53
Mag.
6.5 MS
Comments
see 1969 Alaşehir earthquake
28 March 1970
28 March 1970
Date
28 March 1970
Time‡
23:02 local time
Place
Gediz
Lat
39.2
Long
29.5
Deaths
1,086
Mag.
7.2 MS
Comments
see 1970 Gediz earthquake
12 May 1971
12 May 1971
Date
12 May 1971
Time‡
08:25 local time
Place
Burdur
Lat
37.5
Long
29.9
Deaths
57
Mag.
6.1 MS
22 May 1971
22 May 1971
Date
22 May 1971
Time‡
16:44
Place
Bingöl
Lat
38.83
Long
40.52
Deaths
755
Mag.
6.9 Mw
Comments
see 1971 Bingöl earthquake
6 September 1975
6 September 1975
Date
6 September 1975
Time‡
12:20 local time
Place
Lice
Lat
38.5
Long
40.7
Deaths
2,311
Mag.
6.6 MS
Comments
see 1975 Lice earthquake
24 November 1976
24 November 1976
Date
24 November 1976
Time‡
14:22 local time
Place
Muradiye
Lat
39.12
Long
44.03
Deaths
4,000
Mag.
7.5 MS
Comments
see 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake
25 March 1977
25 March 1977
Date
25 March 1977
Place
Palu
Lat
38.728
Long
40.088
Deaths
30
Mag.
5.2 Mw
30 October 1983
30 October 1983
Date
30 October 1983
Time‡
07:12 local time
Place
Erzurum
Lat
40.33
Long
42.19
Deaths
1,342
Mag.
6.9 MS
Comments
see 1983 Erzurum earthquake
13 March 1992
13 March 1992
Date
13 March 1992
Time‡
17.18
Place
Erzincan
Lat
39.70
Long
39.69
Deaths
498
Mag.
6.7 Mw
Comments
see 1992 Erzincan earthquake
1 October 1995
1 October 1995
Date
1 October 1995
Time‡
17:57 local time
Place
Dinar
Lat
38.06
Long
30.13
Deaths
90
Mag.
6.1 MS
Comments
see 1995 Dinar earthquake
27 June 1998
27 June 1998
Date
27 June 1998
Time‡
16:55 local time
Place
Ceyhan
Lat
36.88
Long
35.31
Deaths
146
Mag.
6.3 Mw
Comments
see 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake
17 August 1999
17 August 1999
Date
17 August 1999
Time‡
03:02 local time
Place
İzmit
Lat
40.77
Long
30
Deaths
17,127–18,373
Mag.
7.6 Mw
Comments
see 1999 İzmit earthquake
12 November 1999
12 November 1999
Date
12 November 1999
Time‡
18:57 local time
Place
Düzce
Lat
40.75
Long
31.16
Deaths
894
Mag.
7.2 Mw
Comments
(PDE Monthly Listing); see 1999 Düzce earthquake
Sources
USGS
Date
Time‡
Place
Lat
Long
Deaths
Mag.
Comments
Sources
29 April 1903
01:46 local time
Malazgirt
39.14
42.65
600
6.7 Ms
see 1903 Manzikert earthquake
9 August 1912
03:29 local time
Mürefte
40.75
27.2
216
7.3 MS
see 1912 Mürefte earthquake
4 October 1914
00:07 local time
Burdur
37.82
30.27
2,344
6.9 MS
see 1914 Burdur earthquake
18 November 1919
00:54 local time
Balıkesir
39.18
27.65
3,000
7.0 Mw
see 1919 Ayvalık earthquake
13 September 1924
16:34 local time
Horasan
40.0
42.1
60
6.8
see 1924 Pasinler earthquake
22 October 1926
21:59 local time
Kars
40.7
43.7
360
6.0 Ms
see 1926 Kars earthquake
31 March 1928
02:29 local time
Smyrna
38.5
28.0
50
6.5 MS
Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day
18 May 1929
08:37 local time
Suşehri
40.2
37.9
64
6.1
see 1929 Suşehri earthquake
7 May 1930
00:34 local time
Hakkâri
38.1
44.7
2,514
7.2–7.5 Ms
see 1930 Salmas earthquake
4 January 1935
16:41 local time
Erdek
40.4
27.5
5
6.4 Ms
19 April 1938
12:59 local time
Kırşehir
39.1
34.0
160
6.6 MS
see 1938 Kırşehir earthquake
22 September 1939
02:36 local time
Dikili
39.1
26.8
60
6.6 MS
27 December 1939
01:57 local time
Erzincan
39.77
39.53
32,700
7.8 Mw
see 1939 Erzincan earthquake
15 November 1942
19:01 local time
Bigadiç
39.2
28.2
16
6.1 MS
20 December 1942
14:03
Erbaa
40.87
36.47
3,000
7.0 Ms
see 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake
20 June 1943
17:32 local time
Hendek
40.6
30.5
336
6.6 MS
see 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake
26 November 1943
22:20
Ladik
40.87
33.65
2,824–5,000
7.5 Mw
see 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake
1 February 1944
03:25
Gerede
40.8
32.2
3,959
7.5
see 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake
6 October 1944
04:34 local time
Ayvalık
39.37
26.53
30
6.8 MS
see 1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake
17 August 1949
Karlıova
39.54
40.57
450
6.8
see 1949 Karlıova earthquake
13 August 1951
18:36
Kurşunlu
40.88
32.87
50
6.9
see 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
3 January 1952
08:03 local time
Hasankale
39.9
41.7
41
5.8
see 1952 Hasankale earthquake
18 March 1953
21:06 local time
Yenice
40.02
27.53
265
7.2 MS
see 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake
7 September 1953
local time
Ovacık, Karabük
41.08
33.01
2
6.0 Ms
16 July 1955
09:07 local time
Söke
37.55
27.05
23
6.8 MS
22 February 1956
22:31 local time
Eskişehir
39.89
30.49
1
6.4 Ms
25 April 1957
04:25 local time
Fethiye
36.5
28.6
67
7.1 MS
see 1957 Fethiye earthquakes
26 May 1957
6:36
Abant
40.67
31.00
52
7.1
see 1957 Abant earthquake
6 October 1964
16:31 local time
Manyas
40.1
27.93
23
7.0 MS
see 1964 Manyas earthquake
19 August 1966
12:23
Varto
39.17
41.56
2,394
6.8 Mw
see 1966 Varto earthquake
22 July 1967
16:56
Mudurnu
40.67
30.69
89
7.2
see North Anatolian Fault
3 September 1968
10:19 local time
Bartın
41.79
32.31
29
6.5 MS
see 1968 Bartın earthquake
28 March 1969
03:48 local time
Alaşehir
38.5
28.4
53
6.5 MS
see 1969 Alaşehir earthquake
28 March 1970
23:02 local time
Gediz
39.2
29.5
1,086
7.2 MS
see 1970 Gediz earthquake
12 May 1971
08:25 local time
Burdur
37.5
29.9
57
6.1 MS
22 May 1971
16:44
Bingöl
38.83
40.52
755
6.9 Mw
see 1971 Bingöl earthquake
6 September 1975
12:20 local time
Lice
38.5
40.7
2,311
6.6 MS
see 1975 Lice earthquake
24 November 1976
14:22 local time
Muradiye
39.12
44.03
4,000
7.5 MS
see 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake
25 March 1977
Palu
38.728
40.088
30
5.2 Mw
30 October 1983
07:12 local time
Erzurum
40.33
42.19
1,342
6.9 MS
see 1983 Erzurum earthquake
13 March 1992
17.18
Erzincan
39.70
39.69
498
6.7 Mw
see 1992 Erzincan earthquake
1 October 1995
17:57 local time
Dinar
38.06
30.13
90
6.1 MS
see 1995 Dinar earthquake
27 June 1998
16:55 local time
Ceyhan
36.88
35.31
146
6.3 Mw
see 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake
17 August 1999
03:02 local time
İzmit
40.77
30
17,127–18,373
7.6 Mw
see 1999 İzmit earthquake
12 November 1999
18:57 local time
Düzce
40.75
31.16
894
7.2 Mw
(PDE Monthly Listing); see 1999 Düzce earthquake
USGS
· List of notable earthquakes › 2000–present
3 February 2002
3 February 2002
Date
3 February 2002
Time‡
07:11
Place
Afyon
Lat
38.573
Long
31.271
Deaths
44
Mag.
6.5 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2002 Afyon earthquake
27 January 2003
27 January 2003
Date
27 January 2003
Time‡
05:26
Place
Pülümür
Lat
39.46
Long
39.79
Deaths
1
Mag.
6.1 Mw
Comments
(HRV, USGS)
Sources
USGS
1 May 2003
1 May 2003
Date
1 May 2003
Time‡
00:27
Place
Bingöl
Lat
39.01
Long
40.46
Deaths
177
Mag.
6.4 Mw
Comments
(HRV, USGS); see 2003 Bingöl earthquake
2 July 2004
2 July 2004
Date
2 July 2004
Time‡
01:30
Place
Ağrı
Lat
39.71
Long
44.02
Deaths
18
Mag.
5.1 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2004 Doğubayazıt earthquake
8 March 2010
8 March 2010
Date
8 March 2010
Time‡
02:32
Place
Elazığ
Lat
38.79
Long
40.03
Deaths
41
Mag.
6.1 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2010 Elazığ earthquake
19 May 2011
19 May 2011
Date
19 May 2011
Time‡
23:15
Place
Kütahya
Lat
39.14
Long
29.07
Deaths
2
Mag.
5.8 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2011 Kütahya earthquake
23 October 2011
23 October 2011
Date
23 October 2011
Time‡
13:41
Place
Van
Lat
38.63
Long
43.49
Deaths
604
Mag.
7.2 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2011 Van earthquakes
9 November 2011
9 November 2011
Date
9 November 2011
Time‡
19:23
Place
Van
Lat
38.42
Long
43.22
Deaths
40
Mag.
5.6 Mw
Comments
(HRV): see 2011 Van earthquakes
02014-05-2424 May 2014
02014-05-2424 May 2014
Date
02014-05-2424 May 2014
Time‡
12:25 local time
Place
Imbros
Lat
40.31
Long
25.45
Deaths
0
Mag.
6.9 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2014 Aegean Sea earthquake
21 July 2017
21 July 2017
Date
21 July 2017
Time‡
01:31 local time
Place
Bodrum
Lat
36.92
Long
27.41
Deaths
2 (in the Greek island of Kos)
Mag.
6.6 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2017 Aegean Sea earthquake
02019-09-2626 September 2019
02019-09-2626 September 2019
Date
02019-09-2626 September 2019
Time‡
13:59 local time
Place
Marmara Region
Lat
40.89
Long
28.17
Deaths
1
Mag.
5.7 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2019 Istanbul earthquake
02019-09-2624 January 2020
02019-09-2624 January 2020
Date
02019-09-2624 January 2020
Time‡
20:55 local time
Place
Elazığ, Malatya
Lat
38.390
Long
39.081
Deaths
41
Mag.
6.7 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2020 Elazığ earthquake
02019-09-2623 February 2020
02019-09-2623 February 2020
Date
02019-09-2623 February 2020
Time‡
08:53 local time
Place
Iran–Turkey border
Lat
38.3943
Long
44.3405
Deaths
10
Mag.
5.8 Mw
Comments
(HRV); see 2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes
19:00 local time
19:00 local time
Date
19:00 local time
Time‡
38.3943
Place
44.3405
Lat
6.0 Mw
14 June 2020
14 June 2020
Date
14 June 2020
Time‡
16:24 local time
Place
Bingöl
Lat
39.42
Long
40.67
Deaths
1
Mag.
5.9 Mw
Comments
see 2020 Bingöl earthquake
30 October 2020
30 October 2020
Date
30 October 2020
Time‡
14:51 local time
Place
Aegean Sea
Lat
37.918
Long
26.790
Deaths
117
Mag.
7.0 Mw
Comments
see 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
23 November 2022
23 November 2022
Date
23 November 2022
Time‡
04:08 local time
Place
Düzce
Lat
40.847
Long
30.967
Deaths
2
Mag.
6.1 Mw
Comments
see 2022 Düzce earthquake
6 February 2023
6 February 2023
Date
6 February 2023
Time‡
04:17 local time
Place
Kahramanmaraş
Lat
37.112
Long
37.119
Deaths
62,013 (53,537 in Turkey, 8,476 in Syria)
Mag.
7.8 Mw
Comments
see 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
13:24 local time
13:24 local time
Date
13:24 local time
Time‡
38.036
Place
37.229
Lat
7.5–7.7 Mw
20 February 2023
20 February 2023
Date
20 February 2023
Time‡
20:04 local time
Place
Defne
Lat
36.113
Long
36.082
Deaths
11 (6 in Turkey, 5 in Syria)
Mag.
6.4 Mw
27 February 2023
27 February 2023
Date
27 February 2023
Time‡
12:04 local time
Place
Yeşilyurt
Lat
38.2535
Long
38.2932
Deaths
2
Mag.
5.2 Mw
23 April 2025
23 April 2025
Date
23 April 2025
Time‡
12:49 local time
Place
Istanbul, Sea of Marmara
Lat
40.840
Long
28.142
Deaths
1 (indirect)
Mag.
6.2 Mw
Comments
see 2025 Istanbul earthquake
3 June 2025
3 June 2025
Date
3 June 2025
Time‡
02:17 local time
Place
Muğla
Lat
36.8
Long
28.3
Deaths
1 (indirect)
Mag.
5.8 Mw
Comments
Earthquake off Marmaris coast.
10 August 2025
10 August 2025
Date
10 August 2025
Time‡
19:53 local time
Place
Balıkesir
Lat
39.312
Long
28.069
Deaths
1
Mag.
6.1 Mw
Comments
see 2025 Balıkesir earthquake
27 October 2025
27 October 2025
Date
27 October 2025
Time‡
19:48 local time
Place
Balıkesir
Lat
39.223
Long
28.228
Deaths
0
Mag.
6.0 Mw
Date
Time‡
Place
Lat
Long
Deaths
Mag.
Comments
Sources
3 February 2002
07:11
Afyon
38.573
31.271
44
6.5 Mw
(HRV); see 2002 Afyon earthquake
27 January 2003
05:26
Pülümür
39.46
39.79
1
6.1 Mw
(HRV, USGS)
USGS
1 May 2003
00:27
Bingöl
39.01
40.46
177
6.4 Mw
(HRV, USGS); see 2003 Bingöl earthquake
2 July 2004
01:30
Ağrı
39.71
44.02
18
5.1 Mw
(HRV); see 2004 Doğubayazıt earthquake
8 March 2010
02:32
Elazığ
38.79
40.03
41
6.1 Mw
(HRV); see 2010 Elazığ earthquake
19 May 2011
23:15
Kütahya
39.14
29.07
2
5.8 Mw
(HRV); see 2011 Kütahya earthquake
23 October 2011
13:41
Van
38.63
43.49
604
7.2 Mw
(HRV); see 2011 Van earthquakes
9 November 2011
19:23
Van
38.42
43.22
40
5.6 Mw
(HRV): see 2011 Van earthquakes
02014-05-2424 May 2014
12:25 local time
Imbros
40.31
25.45
0
6.9 Mw
(HRV); see 2014 Aegean Sea earthquake
21 July 2017
01:31 local time
Bodrum
36.92
27.41
2 (in the Greek island of Kos)
6.6 Mw
(HRV); see 2017 Aegean Sea earthquake
02019-09-2626 September 2019
13:59 local time
Marmara Region
40.89
28.17
1
5.7 Mw
(HRV); see 2019 Istanbul earthquake
02019-09-2624 January 2020
20:55 local time
Elazığ, Malatya
38.390
39.081
41
6.7 Mw
(HRV); see 2020 Elazığ earthquake
02019-09-2623 February 2020
08:53 local time
Iran–Turkey border
38.3943
44.3405
10
5.8 Mw
(HRV); see 2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes
19:00 local time
38.3943
44.3405
6.0 Mw
14 June 2020
16:24 local time
Bingöl
39.42
40.67
1
5.9 Mw
see 2020 Bingöl earthquake
30 October 2020
14:51 local time
Aegean Sea
37.918
26.790
117
7.0 Mw
see 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
23 November 2022
04:08 local time
Düzce
40.847
30.967
2
6.1 Mw
see 2022 Düzce earthquake
6 February 2023
04:17 local time
Kahramanmaraş
37.112
37.119
62,013 (53,537 in Turkey, 8,476 in Syria)
7.8 Mw
see 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
13:24 local time
38.036
37.229
7.5–7.7 Mw
20 February 2023
20:04 local time
Defne
36.113
36.082
11 (6 in Turkey, 5 in Syria)
6.4 Mw
27 February 2023
12:04 local time
Yeşilyurt
38.2535
38.2932
2
5.2 Mw
23 April 2025
12:49 local time
Istanbul, Sea of Marmara
40.840
28.142
1 (indirect)
6.2 Mw
see 2025 Istanbul earthquake
3 June 2025
02:17 local time
Muğla
36.8
28.3
1 (indirect)
5.8 Mw
Earthquake off Marmaris coast.
10 August 2025
19:53 local time
Balıkesir
39.312
28.069
1
6.1 Mw
see 2025 Balıkesir earthquake
27 October 2025
19:48 local time
Balıkesir
39.223
28.228
0
6.0 Mw

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  65. "M 6.0 – 25 km SE of Saray, Turkey"
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  66. "M 5.9 – 14 km E of Yedisu, Turkey"
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  67. "M 7.0 – 15 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece"
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