October 1875 Earthquake: Turkey

Name: October 1875 Earthquake: Turkey
Location: Turkey

October 1875

An earthquake struck Turkey in October 1875.

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: October 1875
Place: Turkey
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 40.200° N, 26.400° 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.

September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 158 km
August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 85 km
July 10, 1894, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 200 km
March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 106 km
March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, GreeceM7 · 563 deaths · 5,915 houses destroyed · 111 km
August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece500 deaths · 100 km
September 21, 1939, TurkeyM6.5 · 41 deaths · 127 km
1577, Balikesir, Turkey40 deaths · 137 km
June 18, 1953, Edirne, Turkey37 deaths · 134 km
October 6, 1944, Ayvalik, TurkeyM6.7 · 30 deaths · 5,500 houses destroyed · 78 km
July 29, 1880, TurkeyM6.7 · 30 deaths · 188 km
October 25, 1889, Lesbos, GreeceM6.9 · 25 deaths · 116 km
February 19, 1968, St Eustratios, Aegean Sea, GreeceM7.2 · 22 deaths · $600,000 · 500 houses destroyed · 154 km
July 11, 1690, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey20 deaths · 158 km
October 6, 1964, Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir, TurkeyM6.8 · 19 deaths · $5 million · 153 km

Significant earthquakes of 1875 The 1800s Recent earthquakes near here

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 2238.