October 25, 1959 Earthquake: Ninia, Turkey

Date

October 25, 1959

Time

15:57:00 UTC

Place

Ninia, Turkey

Magnitude

6.2

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.100° N, 41.600° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

18

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.

• December 26, 1939, Erzincan, TurkeyM7.8 · 32,700 deaths · $20 million · 120,000 houses destroyed · 195 km
• 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey32,000 deaths · 136 km
• 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey30,000 deaths · 68 km
• 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, TurkeyM7.5 · 30,000 deaths · 136 km
• June 2, 1859, Erzurum, TurkeyM6.1 · 15,000 deaths · 93 km
• 1268, Erzincan, Turkey15,000 deaths · 194 km
• July 23, 1784, Erzurum,erzincan, Turkey5,000 deaths · 192 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 78 km
• August 19, 1966, Varto, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,394 deaths · $20 million · 15 km
• September 6, 1975, Lice, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,311 deaths · 103 km
• March 31, 1648, Van, Turkey2,000 deaths · 165 km
• October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, TurkeyM6.9 · 1,342 deaths · $25 million · 146 km
• May 22, 1971, Bingol, TurkeyM6.7 · 995 deaths · $5 million · 101 km
• May 31, 1946, Ustukran, TurkeyM5.9 · 840 deaths · 24 km
• March 13, 1992, Erzincan, TurkeyM6.9 · 653 deaths · $750 million · 184 km

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