June 4, 1679 Earthquake: Dvina, Turkey, Armenia

Date

June 4, 1679

Place

Dvina, Turkey, Armenia

Magnitude

5.9

Focal depth

15 km (9 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.100° N, 44.700° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

7,600

Damage

Extreme (about $25 million or more)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• 1139, Gyzndzha, Azerbaijan230,000 deaths · 138 km
• December 24, 893, Ardabil, Dvin, Iran, Armenia150,000 deaths · 14 km
• December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, ArmeniaM6.8 · 25,000 deaths · $16 billion · 108 km
• 851, Dvin, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 14 km
• January 858, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 14 km
• November 24, 1976, Muradiye, TurkeyM7 · 5,000 deaths · $60 million · 129 km
• April 27, 1931, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan, ArmeniaM6.3 · 2,890 deaths · 150 km
• 854, Tovin, Armenia2,000 deaths · 28 km
• July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,049 deaths · 51 km
• April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran1,000 deaths · 168 km
• May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, TurkeyM5.8 · 1,000 deaths · 191 km
• January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran800 deaths · 180 km
• October 23, 2011, Ercis, Van, TurkeyM7.1 · 604 deaths · $1.5 billion · 5,739 houses destroyed · 184 km
• May 1, 1935, Kigi, TurkeyM6.1 · 540 deaths · 121 km
• September 10, 1941, Van, Ercis, TurkeyM6 · 430 deaths · 147 km

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