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Historic Earthquake
2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes
6 February 2023 · Turkey
On 6 February 2023 at 10:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Turkey, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 47 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 6 February 2023
- Time
- 10:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Erciyes Volcanic Complex (163 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes · M 7.856,697 deaths
- 2020Elazığ–Sivrice Earthquake of 2020 · M 6.741 deaths
- 1998Adana–Ceyhan Earthquake of 1998 · M 6.3145 deaths
- 1992Erzincan Earthquake of 1992 · M 6.9653 deaths
- 1971Bingöl Earthquake of 1971 · M 6.7995 deaths
- 1939Erzincan Earthquake of 1939 · M 7.832,700 deaths
- 1929Suşehri–Sivas Earthquake of 1929 · M 6.564 deaths
- 1916Turkey · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth