August 13, 1951 Earthquake: Kursunlu, Turkey
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kursunlu, Turkey on August 13, 1951 at 18:33:00 UTC. It killed 54 people.
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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
- August 13, 1951
- Time
- 18:33:00 UTC
- Place
- Kursunlu, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.800° N, 33.400° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 150
- 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.
- May 1598, Amasya, Corum, Turkey
- November 26, 1943, Ladik, Samsun, Havza, Turkey
- February 1, 1944, Turkey
- November 12, 1999, Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- May 12, 1844, Osmancik, Ankara, Turkey
- May 26, 1957, Abant, Turkey
- September 3, 1968, Bartin, Amasra, Cakraz, Turkey
- November 21, 1942, Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- September 28, 1881, Turkey
- March 9, 1902, Cankiri, Turkey
- December 2, 1942, Corum, Turkey
- June 6, 2000, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta, Turkey
- September 2, 967, Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey
- June 25, 1910, Hacihamza,osmancik,iskilip, 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 3977.