January 2, 1939 Earthquake: Turkey
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Turkey on January 2, 1939 at 04:35:00 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
- January 2, 1939
- Time
- 04:35:00 UTC
- Place
- Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.300° N, 30.700° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- 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.
- October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, Turkey
- May 12, 1971, Burdur, Turkey
- April 25, 1957, Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor), Turkey
- January 11, 2022, Damietta, Paphos, Egypt, Cyprus
- August 7, 1925, Dinar, Turkey
- February 23, 1995, Paphos, Nicosia, Arodhes, Peristerona, Cyprus
- 68, Demre, Turkey
- March 14, 1743, Turkey
- 262, S Coasts, Libya, Turkey
- July 18, 1990, Cameli, Denizli, Turkey
- February 28, 1851, Rhodes, Fethiye, Greece, Turkey
- June 10, 2012, Rhodes, Fethiye, Greece, Turkey
- April 3, 1851, Levisi, Turkey
- April 24, 1957, Turkey
- May 23, 1961, 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 3631.