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Historic Earthquake
2004 Turkey Earthquake
25 March 2004 · Erzurum · Turkey
On 25 March 2004 at 19:30 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Erzurum). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 10 people and injured 46. 45 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 25 March 2004
- Time
- 19:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 46
- Homes Destroyed
- 45
- Homes Damaged
- 45
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (187 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
- 1939Erzincan Earthquake of 1939 · M 7.832,700 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
- 1916Turkey · M 7.0
- 1905Caucasus · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth