February 20, 1940 Earthquake: Kayseri,develi, Turkey
An earthquake struck Kayseri,develi, Turkey on February 20, 1940. It killed 37 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
- February 20, 1940
- Place
- Kayseri,develi, Turkey
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.400° N, 35.500° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 37
- 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.
- February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey
- August 23, 1835, Turkey
- March 20, 1945, Aelana, Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- June 27, 1998, Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey
- July 2, 1970, Sivas, Turkey
- May 28, 1914, Gemerek, Turkey
- June 25, 2001, Osmaniye, Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Turkey, Syria
- December 19, 803, Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey
- April 18, 2024, Anatolia, 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 3656.