May 28, 1914 Earthquake: Gemerek, Turkey
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Gemerek, Turkey on May 28, 1914 at 11:27:00 UTC.
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
- May 28, 1914
- Time
- 11:27:00 UTC
- Place
- Gemerek, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.200° N, 36.000° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 1598, Amasya, Corum, Turkey
- August 23, 1835, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- May 18, 1929, Susehri, Turkey
- February 20, 1940, Kayseri,develi, Turkey
- November 21, 1942, Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- December 2, 1942, Corum, Turkey
- July 2, 1970, Sivas, Turkey
- April 18, 2024, Anatolia, Turkey
- January 24, 1916, Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Turkey, Syria
- June 1827, Tokat, Erbaa, Turkey
- 109, Galatia, Turkey
- December 11, 1942, Turkey
More
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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 3007.