November 21, 1942 Earthquake: Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
An earthquake struck Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey on November 21, 1942 at 14:01:00 UTC. It killed 17 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
- November 21, 1942
- Time
- 14:01:00 UTC
- Place
- Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.300° N, 34.600° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 17
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1071 lists MMI VIII and severe damage.
Reference #1141 lists 17 deaths and moderate damage.
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
- December 20, 1942, Niksar, Erbaa, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- May 12, 1844, Osmancik, Ankara, Turkey
- August 13, 1951, Kursunlu, Turkey
- September 28, 1881, Turkey
- December 2, 1942, Corum, Turkey
- March 9, 1902, Cankiri, Turkey
- June 6, 2000, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta, Turkey
- 109, Galatia, Turkey
- June 25, 1910, Hacihamza,osmancik,iskilip, Turkey
- December 11, 1942, Turkey
- September 2, 967, Honorias, Paphlagonia, 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 3720.