June 2, 1859 Earthquake: Erzurum, Turkey

Date

June 2, 1859

Time

08:00 UTC

Place

Erzurum, Turkey

Magnitude

6.1

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.900° N, 41.300° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

15,000

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

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.

• December 26, 1939, Erzincan, TurkeyM7.8 · 32,700 deaths · $20 million · 120,000 houses destroyed · 146 km
• 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey32,000 deaths · 77 km
• 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, TurkeyM7.5 · 30,000 deaths · 77 km
• 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey30,000 deaths · 154 km
• 1268, Erzincan, Turkey15,000 deaths · 155 km
• July 23, 1784, Erzurum,erzincan, Turkey5,000 deaths · 155 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 136 km
• August 19, 1966, Varto, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,394 deaths · $20 million · 78 km
• September 6, 1975, Lice, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,311 deaths · 166 km
• October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, TurkeyM6.9 · 1,342 deaths · $25 million · 89 km
• May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, TurkeyM5.8 · 1,000 deaths · 163 km
• May 22, 1971, Bingol, TurkeyM6.7 · 995 deaths · $5 million · 140 km
• May 31, 1946, Ustukran, TurkeyM5.9 · 840 deaths · 75 km
• March 13, 1992, Erzincan, TurkeyM6.9 · 653 deaths · $750 million · 146 km
• December 5, 1943, NE, Anatolia, Turkey550 deaths · 111 km

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