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Historic Earthquake
İzmir–Torbalı Earthquake of 1928
31 March 1928 · Tepekoy, Torbali · Turkey
On 31 March 1928 at 00:29 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Turkey (Tepekoy, Torbali). It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 50 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 170 people and injured 700. 2,600 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 31 March 1928
- Time
- 00:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 170
- Injuries
- 700
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,600
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Kula volcano (111 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth