Severe earthquake on February 20th
On the night of February 20th, 2023, a devastating earthquake occurred 3 km south-southwest of
Uzunbağ at 20:04 local time. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 points on the Richter scale and
occurred at a depth of about 16 kilometers. In the course of the following days, numerous aftershocks
occurred. 29 of them with a magnitude of over 2.5. The most severe aftershock had a magnitude of
5.5. Such violent earthquakes occur only rarely. It is the strongest earthquake in Turkey in 14 days.
Most recent events
This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Turkey by the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude,
but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated
daily at 11:00 UTC.
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March 3, 5:53 am
Magnitude 5.0: 23 km southeast of Göksun at a depth of 6.1 km.
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March 1, 10:20 am
Magnitude 4.7: 7 km northwest of Günyazı at a depth of 11.44 km.
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Feb. 28, 5:49 pm
Magnitude 4.4: 23 km east-southeast of Göksun at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 27, 12:04 pm
Magnitude 5.2: eastern Turkey at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 27, 9:19 am
Magnitude 4.8: 21 km southwest of Ekinözü at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 27, 5:51 am
Magnitude 5.0: 10 km north-northwest of Gölbaşı at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 25, 1:27 pm
Magnitude 5.2: 19 km east-northeast of Emirgazi at a depth of 16.47 km.
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Feb. 23, 6:53 pm
Magnitude 4.9: 6 km northwest of Kışlak at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 20, 8:07 pm
Magnitude 5.5: 11 km west of Uzunbağ at a depth of ten km.
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Feb. 20, 8:04 pm
Magnitude 6.3: 3 km south-southwest of Uzunbağ at a depth of 16 km.
Earthquakes in Turkey since 1950
The strongest earthquake in Turkey happened on 02/06/2023 in the Turkey; Syria region with a
magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 17 km resulted in
49470 deaths. The earthquake also triggered a tsunami, leading to further victims and destruction.
Date
Region
Depth
Magnitude
02/20/2023
Turkey; Syria
16 km
6.3
02/06/2023
Turkey; Syria
17 km
7.8
02/06/2023
Turkey; Syria
10 km
7.5
10/30/2020
Samos; Turkey (Izmir)
21 km
7.0
06/25/2020
Van
10 km
5.4
06/14/2020
Bingol
10 km
5.9
01/24/2020
Elazig And Malatya Provinces
12 km
6.7
09/26/2019
Istanbul
10 km
5.7
08/08/2019
Denizli
10 km
5.8
04/24/2018
Adiyaman
10 km
5.2
07/20/2017
Bodrum, Datca; Greece (Kos)
26 km
6.6
05/28/2017
Manisa (Saruhanli, Golmarmara)
37 km
4.9
02/06/2017
Canakkale
4 km
5.3
06/14/2012
Sirnak
53 km
5.3
06/10/2012
Fethiye; Greece (Rhodes)
16 km
6.1
11/09/2011
Van
33 km
5.7
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49
10/23/2011
Ercis, Van
22 km
7.1
05/19/2011
Simav
51 km
4.3
03/08/2010
Elazig Province (Okcular, Yukari Demirci)
34 km
6.1
09/03/2008
Adiyaman
47 km
4.1
12/26/2007
Central (Ankara)
10 km
5.6
12/20/2007
Central (Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel)
29 km
5.7
02/21/2007
Dogankoy, Puturge, Sivrice
29 km
5.7
01/21/2007
E
57 km
5.1
06/03/2006
Hakkari
45 km
4.1
12/24/2005
Akhisar
7 km
4.3
11/26/2005
Doganyol
55 km
4.4
10/20/2005
Izmir
4 km
5.9
07/30/2005
Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli
03/14/2005
Eastern (Bingol Province)
55 km
5.8
03/12/2005
Cat, Karliova
12 km
5.6
01/25/2005
Hakkari
16 km
5.9
12/20/2004
Marmaris
12 km
5.4
08/11/2004
Elazig, Sivrice
26 km
5.7
08/04/2004
Bodrum
7 km
5.6
07/30/2004
Dogubeyazit
7 km
4.0
07/01/2004
Dogubeyazit
9 km
5.1
03/28/2004
Askale
10 km
5.6
03/25/2004
Erzurum
49 km
5.6
07/26/2003
Western (Buldan)
49 km
5.4
07/26/2003
Western (Buldan)
57 km
4.5
05/01/2003
Bingol
4 km
6.4
04/10/2003
Izmir, Seferihisar
15 km
5.7
01/27/2003
Saglamtas, Pulumur
23 km
6.1
02/03/2002
Afyon
28 km
6.5
06/25/2001
Osmaniye
46 km
5.5
5.3
12/15/2000
Afyon-Bolvadin
47 km
6.0
06/06/2000
Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta
49 km
6.0
05/07/2000
Doganyol, Puturge
54 km
4.1
12/03/1999
Goresken, Erzurum Province
54 km
5.7
11/12/1999
Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak
19 km
7.2
11/11/1999
Adapazari, Koceali, Golcuk
25 km
5.7
09/13/1999
Adapazari-Goluck-Kocaeli
28 km
5.8
08/31/1999
Izmit
49 km
5.2
08/17/1999
Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya
39 km
7.6
06/27/1998
Adana, Ceyhan
52 km
6.3
10/01/1995
Dinar, Evciler
16 km
6.4
03/13/1992
Erzincan
39 km
6.9
06/16/1991
Kagizman
10 km
4.5
04/24/1991
Erzurum Province
35 km
4.5
07/18/1990
Cameli, Denizli
24 km
5.1
03/10/1989
Erzurum, Kars
48 km
4.4
10/11/1986
Aydin, Denizli-Izmir-Manisa
10 km
5.5
08/03/1986
Yesilce, Ucgoze, Sam
20 km
4.1
05/05/1986
Dogansehir-Golbashi, Kapidere
38 km
5.9
11/07/1985
Erzurum, Kars, Agri, Artvin
21 km
4.2
10/18/1984
E, Senkaya
24 km
5.3
09/18/1984
E, Erzurum, Olur-Senkaya
1 km
6.4
10/30/1983
Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman
27 km
6.9
07/05/1983
Nw, Biga, Erdek, Istanbul
27 km
6.1
07/18/1979
Dursunbey, Anatolia
2 km
4.9
02/15/1978
Turkey
37 km
4.5
03/25/1977
Turkey
58 km
4.9
11/24/1976
Muradiye
18 km
7.3
08/19/1976
Denizli
36 km
4.9
04/29/1976
Turkey
9 km
5.5
17
1
5
03/25/1976
Turkey
39 km
4.8
09/06/1975
Lice
10 km
6.7
03/27/1975
W; Canakkale, Eceabat, Gelibolu, Lapseki
6 km
6.7
02/01/1974
Izmir
2 km
5.2
05/22/1971
Bingol
58 km
6.7
05/12/1971
Burdur
13 km
5.9
07/02/1970
Sivas
35 km
4.9
04/23/1970
Demirci, Manisa
03/28/1970
Gediz
04/30/1969
Demirci, Western Anatolia, Istanbul
5.1
03/28/1969
Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz
6.5
03/23/1969
Demirci, Gordes, Sindirgi
5.6
09/24/1968
Turkey
5.1
09/03/1968
Bartin, Amasra, Cakraz
07/26/1967
Tunceli
6.2
07/22/1967
Mudurnu, Adapazari
7.3
08/19/1966
Varto
6.8
07/12/1966
Bagici
07/03/1966
Mus
0.0
05/02/1966
Turkey
4.8
03/07/1966
Varto, Mus
6.0
10/06/1964
Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir
7.0
06/14/1964
Malatya, adiyaman
6.1
09/18/1963
Yalova (Cinarcik)
6.1
09/04/1962
Igdir
5.5
05/23/1961
Turkey
6.5
10/25/1959
Ninia
6.2
04/25/1959
Koycegiz, Mugla
6.3
05/26/1957
Abant
7.1
04/25/1957
Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor)
7.1
2
1
5.7
23 km
52 km
12 km
7.4
1
6.6
4.6
2
04/24/1957
Turkey
6.9
02/20/1956
Eskisehir
5.8
07/16/1955
Soke, Aydin
6.8
06/18/1953
Edirne
0.0
03/18/1953
Yenice, Onon
10/22/1952
Ceyhan, misis
5.0
06/03/1952
Pasinler (Hasankale), erzincan
0.0
01/03/1952
Pasinler (Hasankale), Erzurum
6.0
08/13/1951
Kursunlu
6.7
02/04/1950
Turkey
0.0
11 km
7.5
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Earthquakes in Malawi since 1950
The strongest earthquake in Malawi happened on 03/10/1989 in the Salima, Dedza, Mohinji region
with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 45 km
resulted in 9 deaths.
Date
Region
Depth
Magnitude
12/19/2009
Karonga
15 km
6.0
12/08/2009
Karonga
57 km
5.9
06/03/2006
Salima
25 km
3.8
03/10/1989
Salima, Dedza, Mohinji
45 km
6.1
East African Rift System, also called Afro-Arabian Rift Valley, one of the
most extensive rifts on Earth’s surface, extending from Jordan in
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southwestern Asia southward through eastern Africa to Mozambique. The system is
some 4,000 miles (6,400 km) long and averages 30–40 miles (48–64 km) wide.
East African mountains and lakes
Magadi, Lake
East African Rift System
The system consists of two branches. The main branch, the Eastern Rift Valley (often
called the Great Rift Valley, or Rift Valley), extends along the entire length of the system.
In the north the rift is occupied by the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of
Aqaba. It continues southward along the Red Sea and into the Ethiopian Denakil
Plain to Lakes Rudolf (Turkana), Naivasha, and Magadi in Kenya. The rift is less obvious
through Tanzania, because the eastern rim is much eroded, but it continues southward
through the Shire River valley and Mozambique Plain to the coast of the Indian
Ocean near Beira, Mozambique. The western branch of the system, the Western Rift
Valley, extends northward from the northern end of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in a
great arc that includes Lakes Rukwa, Tanganyika, Kivu, Edward, and Albert. Most of the
lakes in the rift system are deep and fjordlike, some with their floors well below sea
level.
Mount Kilimanjaro
The plateaus adjacent to the rift generally slope upward toward the valley and provide
an average drop of from 2,000 to 3,000 feet (600 to 900 m) to the valley floor. In some
places, such as the Gikuyu and Mau escarpments, the drop averages more than 9,000
feet (2,700 metres). The rift has been forming for some 30 million years (as Africa and
the Arabian Peninsula separated) and has been accompanied by extensive volcanism
along parts of its length, producing such massifs as Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.
Africa is ripping apart along a 4,000 kilometer seam called the East Africa Rift, which
stretches from the Red Sea to Mozambique. This huge continental tear started in the
north about 25 million years ago and has been gradually unzipping to the south, with
rifting in Malawi starting about 10 million years ago. Breaking up a continent is no easy
task, so things are going very slowly. The rift in Malawi is opening at less than 3
millimeters per year. Your fingernails grow faster.
Nonetheless, very slow movements over long periods of time produce dramatic results.
Rifting in Africa has created huge depressions that are now filled by some of the largest
and deepest lakes in the world, including Lake Malawi, at 335 miles long and up to 2600
ft deep. The lake is flanked by sharp peaks that loom 6,500 ft above the water.
These mountains are the surface expression of massive faults that continue deep into
the earth. Sudden movements on these faults regularly produce earthquakes along the
entire East Africa Rift. Most are small, but large earthquakes capable of serious damage
sometimes occur, as Malawi saw in December 2009. Earthquakes as large as 7.0 have
struck in the past. The rift is studded with active volcanoes that pose a risk to nearby
cities and villages. Right now, 650 kilometers north of the earthquakes in Karonga,
Mount Nyamulagira is erupting. The volcano is only 20 miles from the northern shore of
Lake Kivu, where the combined population of the cities of Goma in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda is close to 500,000.