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Historic Earthquake
1903 Turkey Earthquake
28 April 1903 · Malazgirt · Turkey
On 28 April 1903 at 23:46 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Turkey (Malazgirt). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 3,560 people. 12,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 68th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 April 1903
- Time
- 23:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3,560
- Homes Destroyed
- 12,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (55 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 1992Erzincan Earthquake of 1992 · M 6.9653 deaths
- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
- 1939Erzincan Earthquake of 1939 · M 7.832,700 deaths
- 1930Hakkari Earthquake of 1930 · M 7.12,539 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth