June 27, 1998 Earthquake: Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey

Name: June 27, 1998 Earthquake: Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey
Start: 1998-06-27
Location: Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey

June 27, 1998 · M6.3 · 145 deaths · $550 million · 1,700 houses destroyed

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey on June 27, 1998 at 13:55:52 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 145 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: June 27, 1998
Time: 13:55:52 UTC
Place: Adana, Ceyhan, Turkey
Magnitude: 6.3 (Mw)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 36.878° N, 35.307° E
Country: Turkey

The toll

Deaths: 145
Injuries: 1,500
Damage: $550 million
Houses destroyed: 1,700

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.

1998, June 27. At least 145 people killed and more than 1,500 injured in the Adana and Ceyhan areas. At least 6 major buildings collapsed and about 17,000 houses destroyed in Adana Province. Felt in Cyprus, Israel and Syria. (reference #1053)

1998, June 28. Adana, Ceyhan, Hatay, Turkey, 145 killed, $550 million damage. (reference #1250)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 5497.