November 7, 1985 Earthquake: Erzurum, Kars, Agri, Artvin, Turkey

Date

November 7, 1985

Time

08:26:21 UTC

Place

Erzurum, Kars, Agri, Artvin, Turkey

Magnitude

4.2 (Ms)

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.310° N, 42.307° E

Country

Turkey

Injuries

14

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Houses destroyed

113

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 24, 893, Ardabil, Dvin, Iran, Armenia150,000 deaths · 198 km
• 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey32,000 deaths · 168 km
• 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, TurkeyM7.5 · 30,000 deaths · 168 km
• 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey30,000 deaths · 179 km
• December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, ArmeniaM6.8 · 25,000 deaths · $16 billion · 175 km
• June 2, 1859, Erzurum, TurkeyM6.1 · 15,000 deaths · 97 km
• 851, Dvin, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 198 km
• January 858, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 198 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 136 km
• August 19, 1966, Varto, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,394 deaths · $20 million · 135 km
• October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, TurkeyM6.9 · 1,342 deaths · $25 million · 10 km
• July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,049 deaths · 191 km
• May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, TurkeyM5.8 · 1,000 deaths · 74 km
• May 31, 1946, Ustukran, TurkeyM5.9 · 840 deaths · 144 km
• December 5, 1943, NE, Anatolia, Turkey550 deaths · 199 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 5084.