November 6, 1863 Earthquake: Gallipoli, Gemlik, Turkey
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gallipoli, Gemlik, Turkey on November 6, 1863. It killed 2 people.
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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
- November 6, 1863
- Place
- Gallipoli, Gemlik, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.500° N, 29.100° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
November 6, 1863, 10h [local time], 40.5 N, 29.1 E, magnitude 6.7, intensity IX. A severe shock, at Gelibolu (Gallipoli) one ceiling destroyed, at Gemlik several chimneys and a minaret thrown down, walls cracked, at Umurbey forty houses destroyed, two victims, felt at Bursa (Brousse) and Istanbul. (reference #1099)
November 6, 1863, 40.18 N, 29.1 E, intensity VI, Bursa. (reference #1071)
November 6, 1863, Turkey, Constantinople, Gallipoli, Guemlek, Oumourbey, Brussa, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Turkey
- May 25, 1719, Turkey
- September 10, 1509, Istanbul, Turkey
- May 22, 1766, Turkey
- August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, Turkey
- September 2, 1754, Izmit, Turkey
- July 10, 1894, Turkey
- April 29, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- March 28, 1970, Gediz, Turkey
- March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, Turkey
- October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey
- November 12, 1999, Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, Turkey
- May 12, 1866, Goynuk, Turkey
- April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
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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 2078.