October 1, 1995 Earthquake: Dinar, Evciler, Turkey
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Dinar, Evciler, Turkey on October 1, 1995 at 15:57:16 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 95 people.
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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
- October 1, 1995
- Time
- 15:57:16 UTC
- Place
- Dinar, Evciler, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.063° N, 30.134° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 95
- Injuries
- 348
- Damage
- $205.8 million
- Houses destroyed
- 5,100
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.
October 1, 1995. One hundred one people killed, 348 injured, 50,000 homeless and 4,500 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Dinar area. About 600 buildings destroyed at Evciler. Felt in much of western Turkey as far west as Izmir and as far north as Busra and Yalova. (reference #1053)
94 killed, $205.8 damage. (reference #1250)
95 deaths, Intensity VIII. (reference #1251)
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
- March 28, 1970, Gediz, Turkey
- 1863, Suhut, Turkey
- October 16, 1862, Turkey
- May 12, 1971, Burdur, Turkey
- March 28, 1969, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz, Turkey
- February 3, 2002, Afyon, Turkey
- June 25, 1944, Usak, Turkey
- February 21, 1946, Iigin, Konya, Turkey
- December 21, 1945, Denizli, Burdur, Turkey
- December 15, 2000, Afyon-Bolvadin, Turkey
- August 19, 1976, Denizli, 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 5419.