December 6, 1082 Earthquake: Turkey

Name: December 6, 1082 Earthquake: Turkey
Start: 1082-12-06
Location: Turkey

December 6, 1082

An earthquake struck Turkey on December 6, 1082.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: December 6, 1082
Place: Turkey
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 40.500° N, 28.500° E
Country: Turkey

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, TurkeyM7.6 · 17,118 deaths · $20 billion · 127 km
May 25, 1719, Turkey6,000 deaths · 83 km
September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 47 km
May 22, 1766, TurkeyM6.5 · 4,000 deaths · 54 km
August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 119 km
February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,200 deaths · 61 km
September 2, 1754, Izmit, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,000 deaths · 68 km
July 10, 1894, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 20 km
April 29, 1855, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,300 deaths · 61 km
March 28, 1970, Gediz, TurkeyM7.2 · 1,086 deaths · $55.6 million · 8,229 houses destroyed · 181 km
March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 81 km
October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey1,000 deaths · 104 km
May 12, 1866, Goynuk, TurkeyM7.2 · 675 deaths · 2,400 houses destroyed · 195 km
April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey400 deaths · 61 km
June 20, 1943, Hendek, Adapazari, TurkeyM6.4 · 285 deaths · 171 km

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 367.