July 18, 1990 Earthquake: Cameli, Denizli, Turkey
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Cameli, Denizli, Turkey on July 18, 1990 at 11:29:24 UTC, 17 km below the surface.
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
- July 18, 1990
- Time
- 11:29:24 UTC
- Place
- Cameli, Denizli, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.990° N, 29.595° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 393
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.
1990, July 18. At least 393 houses damaged in the Cameli-Denizli area. Felt in Antalya, Denizli, Isparta and Mugla Provinces. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, Turkey
- February 23, 1653, Izmir,alasehir,denizli,aydin, Turkey
- May 3, 1875, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka, Turkey
- September 20, 1899, Sultanhisar,atca,nazilli,kuyucak,denizli, Turkey
- 1863, Suhut, Turkey
- April 22, 1863, Rhodes, Kos, Greece
- October 1, 1995, Dinar, Evciler, Turkey
- May 12, 1971, Burdur, Turkey
- April 25, 1957, Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor), Turkey
- December 21, 1945, Denizli, Burdur, Turkey
- August 19, 1976, Denizli, Turkey
- August 7, 1925, Dinar, Turkey
- December 1, 1869, Gulf of Keramos, Mentese, Turkey
- July 20, 2017, Kos, Bodrum, Datca, Greece, Turkey
- June 2, 2025, Fethiye, 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 5255.