Province
Elazığ
Turkey · Asia
Elazığ is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It spans the Anatolian and Arabian plates. Records include 3 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
- VolcanoVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2020Elazığ–Sivrice Earthquake of 2020 · M 6.741 deaths
- 2010Elâzığ Earthquake of 2010 · M 6.151 deaths
- 1977Palu Earthquake of 1977 · M 4.930 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002