March 9, 1902 Earthquake: Cankiri, Turkey
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Cankiri, Turkey on March 9, 1902 at 07:46:00 UTC. It killed 4 people.
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
- March 9, 1902
- Time
- 07:46:00 UTC
- Place
- Cankiri, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.700° N, 33.600° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1598, Amasya, Corum, Turkey
- November 26, 1943, Ladik, Samsun, Havza, Turkey
- February 1, 1944, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- May 12, 1844, Osmancik, Ankara, Turkey
- August 13, 1951, Kursunlu, Turkey
- September 3, 1968, Bartin, Amasra, Cakraz, Turkey
- November 21, 1942, Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- September 28, 1881, Turkey
- December 2, 1942, Corum, Turkey
- June 6, 2000, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta, Turkey
- September 2, 967, Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey
- 109, Galatia, Turkey
- June 25, 1910, Hacihamza,osmancik,iskilip, Turkey
- December 11, 1942, 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 2615.