March 25, 1976 Earthquake: Turkey
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Turkey on March 25, 1976 at 11:55:39 UTC, 18 km below the surface. It killed 2 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
- March 25, 1976
- Time
- 11:55:39 UTC
- Place
- Turkey
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.130° N, 43.010° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 6
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1053, #45 list 1 death, 6 injured
Reference #1250 lists 2 deaths, 6 injured
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 24, 893, Ardabil, Dvin, Iran, Armenia
- December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, Armenia
- June 2, 1859, Erzurum, Turkey
- 851, Dvin, Armenia
- January 858, Dvina, Turkey, Armenia
- June 4, 1679, Dvina, Turkey, Armenia
- October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, Turkey
- July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, Turkey
- May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, Turkey
- May 1, 1935, Kigi, Turkey
- October 22, 1926, Turkey, Armenia
- April 29, 1991, Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri, Georgia
- December 31, 1899, Turkey
- January 9, 1925, Ardahan, Turkey
- July 12, 1900, Kars,karakurt,kagizman,digor, 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 4716.