October 16, 1862 Earthquake: Turkey

Date

October 16, 1862

Place

Turkey

Magnitude

6.1

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

38.800° N, 30.500° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

800

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, TurkeyM7 · 4,000 deaths · 17,000 houses destroyed · 111 km
• February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,200 deaths · 197 km
• May 3, 1875, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,300 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 82 km
• April 29, 1855, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,300 deaths · 197 km
• September 20, 1899, Sultanhisar,atca,nazilli,kuyucak,denizli, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,117 deaths · 7,126 houses destroyed · 174 km
• March 28, 1970, Gediz, TurkeyM7.2 · 1,086 deaths · $55.6 million · 8,229 houses destroyed · 87 km
• 1863, Suhut, Turkey800 deaths · 30 km
• May 12, 1866, Goynuk, TurkeyM7.2 · 675 deaths · 2,400 houses destroyed · 178 km
• April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey400 deaths · 197 km
• June 20, 1943, Hendek, Adapazari, TurkeyM6.4 · 285 deaths · 189 km
• October 1, 1995, Dinar, Evciler, TurkeyM6.4 · 95 deaths · $205.8 million · 5,100 houses destroyed · 88 km
• May 12, 1971, Burdur, TurkeyM5.9 · 56 deaths · 147 km
• March 28, 1969, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz, TurkeyM6.5 · 53 deaths · 184 km
• February 3, 2002, Afyon, TurkeyM6.5 · 44 deaths · 72 km
• June 25, 1944, Usak, TurkeyM6 · 21 deaths · 105 km

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