List of earthquakes in Turkey - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of earthquakes in Turkey. Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

is a seismically active area with two major strike-slip fault zones, the North Anatolian Fault

North Anatolian Fault

The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...

and East Anatolian Fault

East Anatolian Fault

The East Anatolian Fault is a major strike-slip fault zone in eastern Turkey. It forms the transform type tectonic boundary between the Anatolian Plate and the northward-moving Arabian Plate. The difference in the relative motions of the two plates is manifest in the left lateral motion along the...

. The western part of the country is also affected by the zone of extensional tectonics

Extensional tectonics

Extensional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed, and the tectonic processes associated with, the stretching of the crust or lithosphere.-Deformation styles:...

in the Aegean Sea

Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...

Date	Time‡	Place	Latitude Latitude In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...	Longitude Longitude Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....	Fatalities Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....	Magnitude Moment magnitude scale The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...	Comments	Sources
December 13, 115		Antioch Antioch Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the... see 115 Antioch earthquake 115 Antioch earthquake The 115 Antioch earthquake occurred on 13 December 115 AD. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and an estimated maximum intensity of XI on the Mercalli intensity scale. Antioch and surrounding areas were devastated with a great loss of life and property. It...	36.1	36.1	~260,000	7.5 \| M_s
May 19, 526		Antioch Antioch Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the... see 526 Antioch earthquake 526 Antioch earthquake The 526 Antioch earthquake was a major earthquake that hit Syria and Antioch in the Byzantine Empire in 526. It struck during late May, probably between May 20–29, at mid-morning, killing approximately 250,000 people. The earthquake was followed by a fire that destroyed most of the buildings left...			250,000	VIII	The city of Antioch was greatly damaged, and some decades later the city's population was just 300,000.	Procopius Procopius Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palestine. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the Wars of Justinian, the Buildings of Justinian and the celebrated Secret History... , II.14.6; sources based on John of Ephesus John of Ephesus John of Ephesus was a leader of the non-Chalcedonian Syriac-speaking Church in the sixth century, and one of the earliest and most important of historians who wrote in Syriac.-Life:...
1268		Cilicia Cilicia In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire... , Anatolia Anatolia Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey... see 1268 Cilicia earthquake 1268 Cilicia earthquake The Cilicia earthquake in 1268 was a tremendous earthquake in which over 60,000 people perished . The earthquake occurred in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor. The epicenter was northeast of the city of Adana....	37.5	35.5	60,000	~7		–
September 10, 1509		Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... see 1509 Istanbul earthquake 1509 Istanbul earthquake The 1509 Istanbul earthquake, referred to as "The Lesser Judgment Day" by contemporaries, was an earthquake that occurred in the Sea of Marmara on September 10, 1509 at about 10 p.m.. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 ± 0.3 on the surface wave magnitude scale. Forty-five days of...	40.9	28.7	10,000	7.2	M_w	–
February 23, 1653		Izmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... see 1653 East Symirna earthquake 1653 East Symirna earthquake The 1653 East İzmir earthquake occurred on 23 February, with an estimated magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale....	38.2	28.2	2,500	7.5
01668-08-17August 17, 1668		Anatolia Anatolia Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...	40	36	8,000	8		USGS
July 10, 1688	11:45	Izmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... see 1688 Izmir earthquake 1688 Izmir earthquake The 1688 Izmir earthquake occurred at 11:45 on 10 July. It had an epicenter close to Izmir, Turkey. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.0 on the surface wave magnitude scale, with a maximum felt intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale and caused about 16,000 casualties.-Aftermath:When the...	38.4	26.9	16,000	7.0	M_s
February 28, 1855	01:00	Bursa see 1855 Bursa earthquake 1855 Bursa earthquake The 1855 Bursa earthquake occurred on 28 February, with an officially recorded magnitude of 7.5 . A devastating precursor quake that took place in Kemalpaşa, a town of Bursa, Turkey caused severe destruction all over Bursa and other neighboring cities...	40.2	29.1	1,900	6.7
June 2, 1859	10:30	Erzurum Erzurum Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the... see 1859 Erzurum earthquake 1859 Erzurum earthquake The 1859 Erzurum earthquake occurred at 10:30 on 2 June. It had a magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 15,000 casualties....	39.9	41.3	15,000	6.1	M_s
April 3, 1881	11:30	Chios Chios Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages... , Çeşme Çesme Çeşme is a coastal town and the center-town of the district of the same name in Turkey's western-most end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula... , Alaçatı Alaçati Alaçatı is a unique Aegean town on the western coast of İzmir Province in Turkey, which has been famous for its architecture, vineyards and windmills for over 150 years... see 1881 Chios earthquake 1881 Chios earthquake The 1881 Chios earthquake occurred at 11:30 UTC on 3 April. It caused severe damage on the island of Chios and also affected Çeşme and Alaçatı on the coast of Turkey. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.3 and there were an estimated 7,866 casualties...	38.25	26.25	7,866	7.3	M_w
01903-04-29April 29, 1903	01:46 local time	Malazgirt Malazgirt Malazgirt is a town in Muş Province in eastern Turkey, with a population of 23,697 .-Founding:... see 1903 Malazgirt earthquake 1903 Malazgirt earthquake The 1903 Malazgirt earthquake struck Malazgirt of Muş Province in eastern Turkey on April 28, 1903. Registering a surface wave magnitude of 7.0, the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among...	39.14	42.65	600	6.7	M_s
01912-08-09August 9, 1912	03:29 local time	Mürefte see 1912 Mürefte earthquake 1912 Mürefte earthquake The 1912 Mürefte earthquake occurred at 03:29 on 9 August. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 216 casualties....	40.75	27.2	216	7.3	M_S
01914-10-04October 4, 1914	00:07 local time	Burdur Burdur Burdur , is a city southwestern Turkey and the seat of the Burdur Province of Turkey. It is located at , on the shore of Lake Burdur... see 1914 Afyon-Bolvadin earthquake 1914 Afyon-Bolvadin earthquake The 1914 Afyon-Bolvadin earthquake occurred at 00:07 local time on 4 October. It had a magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 300 casualties....	37.82	30.27	300	6.9	M_S
01924-09-13September 13, 1924	16:34 local time	Horasan Horasan Horasan is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulhatem Bastem .In 2008 the population of the town was 17,661 while that of the Horasan district was 43,852.... see 1924 Pasinler earthquake 1924 Pasinler earthquake The 1924 Pasinler earthquake occurred at 16:34 local time on 13 September in Pasinler, Erzurum, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It had a magnitude of 6.8 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 60 casualties....	40.0	42.1	60	6.8	M_s
October 22, 1926	21:59 local time	Kars Kars Kars is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. The population of the city is 73,826 as of 2010.-Etymology:As Chorzene, the town appears in Roman historiography as part of ancient Armenia... see 1926 Kars earthquake 1926 Kars earthquake The 1926 Kars earthquake occurred at 21:59 local time on 22 October. It had a magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum felt intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 360 casualties....	40.7	43.7	360	6.0	M_s
01928-03-31March 31, 1928	02:29 local time	İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...	38.5	28.0	50	6.5	M_S Possible M=6.2 foreshock Foreshock A foreshock is an earthquake that occurs before a larger seismic event and is related to it in both time and space. The designation of an earthquake as foreshock, mainshock or aftershock is only possible after the event.... previous day
01929-05-18May 18, 1929	08:37 local time	Suşehri Susehri Suşehri is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Sedat Sel .Suşehri is one of country sides of Sivas.-Name:The first localization of Suşehri is 2 km from east of city centre...	40.2	37.9	64	6.1	M_s
May 7, 1930	00:34 local time	Hakkâri Hakkari Hakkâri , is a city and the capital of the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The name Hakkâri is derived from the Syriac word, Akkare, meaning farmers... see 1930 Hakkari earthquake 1930 Hakkari earthquake The 1930 Hakkari earthquake occurred at 00:34 local time on 7 May near the Iran–Turkey border. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.2–7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 2,514 casualties....	38.1	44.7	2,514	7.2-7.5	M_s
01935-01-04January 4, 1935	16:41 local time	Erdek Erdek Erdek is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The population is 20,693 .Located on the north coast of Gulf of Erdek at the south of the Sea of Marmara, Erdek is known as a friendly holiday destination that is popular among domestic tourists...	40.4	27.5	5	6.4	M_s
01938-04-19April 19, 1938	12:59 local time	Kırşehir Kirsehir Kırşehir, formerly Macissus and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir.-History:The history of Kırşehir dates back to the Hittites...	39.1	34.0	160	6.6	M_S
01939-09-22September 22, 1939	02:36 local time	Dikili Dikili Dikili is a coastal town and a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The district is quite picturesque both along its shoreline and in its interior parts, and is a popular summer resort. The center town of Dikili is situated at about north of İzmir, served by a good road...	39.1	26.8	60	6.6	M_S
01939-12-26December 26, 1939	23:57	Erzincan Erzincan -Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used... see 1939 Erzincan earthquake 1939 Erzincan earthquake The 1939 Erzincan earthquake was a major natural disaster that hit the province of Erzincan in eastern Turkey at 1:57 am on December 27, 1939. The earthquake of seven violent shocks, the biggest one measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale, was the most powerful one to strike Turkey in recent...	39.77	39.53	32,700	7.8	M_S	USGS
01942-11-15November 15, 1942	19:01 local time	Bigadiç Bigadiç Bigadiç is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. Bigadiç has the largest Boron reserves of both Turkey and the World. Also, villages of Bigadiç have natural thermal water reserves which contains Selenium and Sulfur....	39.2	28.2	16	6.1	M_S
December 20, 1942	14:03	Erbaa Erbaa Erbaa is a town and a district of Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey.One km east-southeast of Erbaa is the archaeological site of Horoztepe. The mayor is Ahmet Yenihan .... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	40.87	36.47	3000	7.0
01943-06-20June 20, 1943	17:32 local time	Hendek Hendek Hendek is a town and a district of Sakarya Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The municipality was founded in 1907. The mayor of the city is Ali İnci ....	40.6	30.5	336	6.6	M_S
November 26, 1943	22:24	Ladik Ladik Lâdik or Inanjids was a Anatolian beylik with its capital in Denizli. It was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	41.05	33.72	4000	7.4
February 1, 1944	03:25	Gerede Gerede Gerede is a town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located on the highway from Istanbul to Ankara . It covers an area of , and the population is 41,391 of which 25,200 live in the town of Gerede. Elevation is about 1,450 m... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	40.8	32.2	3959	7.5
01944-10-06October 6, 1944	04:34 local time	Ayvalık Ayvalik Ayvalık is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey. It is a district of the Balıkesir Province.It was alternatively called by the town's formerly indigenous Greek population, although the use of the name Ayvalık was widespread for centuries among both the Turks and the Greeks...	39.37	26.53	30	6.8	M_S
August 17, 1949		Karlıova Karliova Karlıova is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ferit Çelik .-External links:... see* North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	39.54	40.57	450	6.8
August 13, 1951	18:36	Kurşunlu Kursunlu Kurşunlu, formerly Karacaviran, is a town and district of Çankırı Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.-References:-External links:* ... see* North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	40.88	32.87	50	6.9
01953-03-18March 18, 1953	21:06 local time	Yenice Yenice, Çanakkale Yenice is a town and district of Çanakkale Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 35,796 of which 6,903 live in the town of Yenice...	40.02	27.53	265	7.2	M_S
01955-07-16July 16, 1955	09:07 local time	Söke Söke Söke is a town and a large district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of western Turkey, south-west of the city of Aydın, near the Aegean coast. It had 68,020 population in 2010.- Geography :...	37.55	27.05	23	6.8	M_S
01957-04-25April 25, 1957	04:25 local time	Fethiye Fethiye Fethiye is a city and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey with about 68,000 inhabitants .-History:...	36.5	28.6	67	7.1	M_S
May 26, 1957	6:36	Abant see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	40.67	31.00	52	7.1
01964-10-06October 6, 1964	16:31 local time	Manyas Manyas Manyas is a town and district of Balıkesir Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The population is 6501 . The mayor is Hasan Kahraman .-Pictures from Manyas Birds' Heaven:...	40.1	27.93	23	7.0	M_S
August 19, 1966	12:23	Varto Varto Varto is a town in eastern Turkey occupied primarily by Kurdish people.Varto was the site of a major fighting during the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1924, and the 1966 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people.... see Varto earthquake 1966 Varto earthquake The Varto earthquake of 1966 was an earthquake that occurred on August 19, 1966 in Varto town of Muş Province in eastern Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. The fatalities...	39.17	41.56	2396	6.7
July 22, 1967	16:56	Mudurnu Mudurnu Mudurnu is a small town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 52 km south-west of the city of Bolu. It covers an area of 1,349 km², and the population is 25,480 of which 6,000 live in the town of Mudurnu... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	40.67	30.69	89	7.2
01968-09-03September 3, 1968	10:19 local time	Bartın Bartin -Culture:The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.-External links:* *...	41.79	32.31	29	6.5	M_S
01969-03-28March 28, 1969	03:48 local time	Alaşehir Alasehir Alaşehir, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages known as Philadelphia , i.e. " brotherly love" is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay , at the foot of the Bozdağ...	38.5	28.4	53	6.5	M_S
01970-03-28March 28, 1970	23:02 local time	Gediz Gediz Gediz may refer to:* Gediz, Kütahya, a district of the Kütahya Province of Turkey* Gediz River, a river in the Aegean region of Turkey... see Gediz earthquake 1970 Gediz earthquake The 1970 Gediz earthquake, aka 1970 Kütahya-Gediz earthquake, was an approximately 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck western Turkey on March 28, 1970 at about 23:05 local time....	39.2	29.5	1086	7.2	M_S
May 22, 1971	16:44	Bingol Bingöl Bingöl is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur , which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name . Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	38.83	40.52	1000+	6.9
01975-09-06September 6, 1975	12:20 local time	Lice	38.5	40.7	2385	6.6	M_S
01976-11-24November 24, 1976	14:22 local time	Muradiye Muradiye Muradiye is a town and district in the Van Province of Turkey. The mayor is İzzet Çelik ....	39.12	44.03	3840	7.5	M_S
01983-10-30October 30, 1983	07:12 local time	Erzurum Erzurum Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...	40.33	42.19	1155	6.9	M_S
March 13, 1992	17.18	Erzincan Erzincan -Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used... see North Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple...	39.70	39.69	498	6.8
01995-10-01October 1, 1995	17:57 local time	Dinar Dinar The dinar is the official currency of several countries.The history of the dinar dates to the gold dinar, an early Islamic coin corresponding to the Byzantine denarius auri...	38.06	30.13	90	6.1	M_S
01998-06-27June 27, 1998	16:55 local time	Ceyhan Ceyhan Ceyhan is a city in southeast Turkey and with 105,000 inhabitants it is the second largest city of Adana Province after the capital Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Russian oil and natural gas. It is situated on the Ceyhan River, from which it takes... see Adana-Ceyhan earthquake 1998 Adana-Ceyhan earthquake The 1998 Adana-Ceyhan earthquake, aka 1998 Adana earthquake, was an approximately 6.2 magnitude. earthquake that struck southern Turkey, historically known as Cilicia, on June 27, 1998, at about 16:55 local time....	36.88	35.31	146	6.2	M_S
01999-08-17August 17, 1999	03:02 local time	İzmit Izmit İzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875... see İzmit earthquake 1999 Izmit earthquake The 1999 İzmit earthquake was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999, at about 3:02am local time. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing around 17,000 people and leaving approximately half a million people homeless...	40.77	30	17,127	7.6	M (PDE Monthly Listing) An official Turkish estimate of October 19, 1999, placed the toll at 17,127 killed and 43,959 injured, but many sources suggest the actual figure may have been closer to 45,000 dead and a similar number injured.	USGS
01999-11-12November 12, 1999	18:57 local time	Düzce Düzce Düzce is the capital city of Düzce Province in Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Bayram . The population is 125,240 which is an increase from 61.878 in 1990.- Overview :... see Düzce earthquake	40.75	31.16	894	7.2	M (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
02002-02-03February 3, 2002	07:11	Afyon Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar Province , also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey.Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southeast, Konya to the east, and Eskişehir to the north. The provincial...	38.573	31.271	44	6.5	M_w (HRV)
02003-01-27January 27, 2003	05:26	Pülümür Pülümür Pülümür, formerly known as Kuzucan or Kuzudjan, is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province, Turkey. The mayor is Mesut Coşkun . The city has a population of 1,656...	39.46	39.79	1	6.1	M_w (HRV, USGS)	USGS
02003-05-01May 1, 2003	00:27	Bingöl Bingöl Bingöl is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur , which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name . Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination... see Bingöl earthquake 2003 Bingöl earthquake The 2003 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on May 1, 2003 at 03:27 local time . The epicenter was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl...	39.01	40.46	177	6.4	M_w (HRV, USGS)
02010-03-08March 8, 2010	02:32	Elâzığ Elazig Province Elâzığ Province is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elâzığ. The source of the Euphrates river is located in this province.The province has a population of 552,646 as of 2010... see 2010 Elâzığ earthquake 2010 Elâzığ earthquake The 2010 Elâzığ earthquake was a 6.1 Mw earthquake that occurred on 8 March 2010 at 02:32 UTC . The epicentre of the quake was Başyurt in Elâzığ province, in eastern Turkey. Initial reports in global media said as many as 57 people had died. Reports in the Turkish media two days after the quake...	38.87	39.99	41	6.1	M_w (HRV)
02011-04-19April 19, 2011	23:15	Kütahya Province Kütahya Province Kütahya Province is a province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is 11,889 km² in size, and the population is 590,496 . In 1990, Kütahya had a population of 578,020.-Districts:... see 2011 Kütahya earthquake 2011 Kütahya earthquake The 2011 Kütahya earthquake was a strong magnitude 5.8 Mw earthquake that struck inland near a populous region of western Turkey at 23:15 EEST on Thursday, 19 May 2011...	39.14	29.07	2	5.8	M_w (HRV)
02011-10-23October 23, 2011	13:41	Van Province Van Province Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010.... see 2011 Van earthquake 2011 Van earthquake The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km , causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts...	38.63	43.49	TBA	7.2	M_w (HRV)

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