April 19, 1903 Earthquake: Turkey
An earthquake struck Turkey on April 19, 1903.
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
- April 19, 1903
- Place
- Turkey
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.100° N, 42.400° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1071 lists earthquake damages for 19 April 1903 with Intensity 9, in Malazgirt, "all houses but a few were destroyed. 1700 people were dead. There were slight damage as far as Ezurum and Bitlis and the damaged region extended to Suphan Dag. It was strongly felt at Mus and Ahlat." [probably describing earthquake on April 28, 1902]
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey
- 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey
- 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey
- June 2, 1859, Erzurum, Turkey
- November 24, 1976, Muradiye, Turkey
- April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, Turkey
- August 19, 1966, Varto, Turkey
- September 6, 1975, Lice, Turkey
- March 31, 1648, Van, Turkey
- October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, Turkey
- July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, Turkey
- May 22, 1971, Bingol, Turkey
- May 31, 1946, Ustukran, Turkey
- October 23, 2011, Ercis, Van, Turkey
- May 1, 1935, Kigi, 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 2647.