September 18, 1984 Earthquake: E, Erzurum, Olur-Senkaya, Turkey
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck E, Erzurum, Olur-Senkaya, Turkey on September 18, 1984 at 13:26:01 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- September 18, 1984
- Time
- 13:26:01 UTC
- Place
- E, Erzurum, Olur-Senkaya, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.885° N, 42.219° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 38
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million); Severe (about $5 to $25 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- 75,000
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.
3 people killed, 38 injured and 75,000 homes destroyed or damaged in the Olur-Senkaya area. (reference #1053)
3 people killed, 35 injured. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey
- 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey
- December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, Armenia
- June 2, 1859, Erzurum, Turkey
- April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, Turkey
- August 19, 1966, Varto, Turkey
- October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, Turkey
- May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, Turkey
- May 31, 1946, Ustukran, Turkey
- May 1, 1935, Kigi, Turkey
- October 22, 1926, Turkey, Armenia
- December 31, 1899, Turkey
- January 9, 1925, Ardahan, Turkey
- July 12, 1900, Kars,karakurt,kagizman,digor, Turkey
- January 3, 1952, Pasinler (Hasankale), Erzurum, 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 5047.