March 27, 1975 Earthquake: W, Canakkale, Eceabat, Gelibolu, Lapseki, Turkey

Date

March 27, 1975

Time

05:15:06 UTC

Place

W, Canakkale, Eceabat, Gelibolu, Lapseki, Turkey

Magnitude

6.7 (Ms)

Focal depth

5 km (3 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.420° N, 26.140° E

Country

Turkey

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.

• September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 171 km
• August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 90 km
• March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 131 km
• March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, GreeceM7 · 563 deaths · 5,915 houses destroyed · 137 km
• August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece500 deaths · 125 km
• September 26, 1932, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki), GreeceM6.9 · 161 deaths · 4,106 houses destroyed · 190 km
• September 21, 1939, TurkeyM6.5 · 41 deaths · 157 km
• 1577, Balikesir, Turkey40 deaths · 167 km
• June 18, 1953, Edirne, Turkey37 deaths · 110 km
• October 6, 1944, Ayvalik, TurkeyM6.7 · 30 deaths · 5,500 houses destroyed · 108 km
• October 25, 1889, Lesbos, GreeceM6.9 · 25 deaths · 136 km
• February 19, 1968, St Eustratios, Aegean Sea, GreeceM7.2 · 22 deaths · $600,000 · 500 houses destroyed · 154 km
• July 11, 1690, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey20 deaths · 171 km
• October 6, 1964, Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir, TurkeyM6.8 · 19 deaths · $5 million · 177 km
• November 8, 1905, Aegean Sea, GreeceM7.2 · 11 deaths · 133 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 4686.