February 21, 1946 Earthquake: Iigin, Konya, Turkey

Date

February 21, 1946

Time

15:43:00 UTC

Place

Iigin, Konya, Turkey

Magnitude

5.6

Focal depth

60 km (37 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

38.200° N, 31.800° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

12

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.

• October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, TurkeyM7 · 4,000 deaths · 17,000 houses destroyed · 141 km
• May 3, 1875, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,300 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 140 km
• 1863, Suhut, Turkey800 deaths · 115 km
• October 16, 1862, TurkeyM6.1 · 800 deaths · 131 km
• October 1, 1995, Dinar, Evciler, TurkeyM6.4 · 95 deaths · $205.8 million · 5,100 houses destroyed · 147 km
• May 12, 1971, Burdur, TurkeyM5.9 · 56 deaths · 188 km
• February 3, 2002, Afyon, TurkeyM6.5 · 44 deaths · 62 km
• December 15, 2000, Afyon-Bolvadin, TurkeyM6 · 6 deaths · 48 km
• August 7, 1925, Dinar, TurkeyM5.9 · 3 deaths · 2,043 houses destroyed · 116 km
• May 13, 1876, Turkey131 km
• March 14, 1743, Turkey175 km
• July 30, 2005, Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, TurkeyM5.3 · 177 km
• December 26, 2007, Ankara, Central, TurkeyM5.6 · 2,214 houses destroyed · 182 km
• December 20, 2007, Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel, Central, TurkeyM5.7 · 182 km
• August 8, 2019, Denizli, TurkeyM5.8 · 186 km

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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 3820.