November 24, 1976 Earthquake: Muradiye, Turkey

Name: November 24, 1976 Earthquake: Muradiye, Turkey
Start: 1976-11-24
Location: Muradiye, Turkey

November 24, 1976 · M7 · 5,000 deaths · $60 million

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Muradiye, Turkey on November 24, 1976 at 12:22:17 UTC, 36 km below the surface. It killed 5,000 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 24, 1976
Time: 12:22:17 UTC
Place: Muradiye, Turkey
Magnitude: 7 (Mw)
Focal depth: 36 km (22 mi)
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 39.058° N, 44.030° E
Country: Turkey

The toll

Deaths: 5,000
Injuries: Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Damage: $60 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 #1250 lists 3840 deaths, 15000 injured and $60 million damage.

Reference #1053 lists 5000 deaths, many injured.

Reference #10476 (v 9.1) lists 24 Nov 1976 12:22:17.56 UTC, 39.058 N 44.03 E, magnitude 7.02 Mw, depth 10

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1976 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1976 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 4752.