Province
Bingöl
Turkey · Asia
Bingöl is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It spans the Eurasian, Anatolian and Arabian plates. Records include 4 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2003Bingöl Earthquake of 2003 · M 6.4177 deaths
- 1971Bingöl Earthquake of 1971 · M 6.7995 deaths
- 1967Tunceli–Pülümür Earthquake of 1967 · M 6.297 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002