June 25, 2001 Earthquake: Osmaniye, Turkey
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Osmaniye, Turkey on June 25, 2001 at 13:28:46 UTC, 5 km below the surface.
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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
- June 25, 2001
- Time
- 13:28:46 UTC
- Place
- Osmaniye, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.238° N, 36.206° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Injuries
- 130
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 66 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
One hundred thirty people injured and 66 buildings damaged
in Osmaniye Province. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 13, 115, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- May 29, 525, Antakya (Antioch), Samandag, Turkey
- November 29, 533, Aleppo, Syria
- September 458, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- 1169, Halab (Aleppo),dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- September 30, 587, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey
- 341, Antakya (Antioch), Cyprus (Salamis), Turkey
- 565, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- August 13, 1822, Halab,dimashq (Damascus),, Antakya, Syria, Turkey
- January 3, 1344, Membij, Aleppo, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- November 29, 528, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- October 26, 1156, Halab (Aleppo), Malatich, Syria
- April 3, 1872, Antakya (Antioch), Suedije, Turkey
- October 11, 1138, Aleppo, Harim, Zaranda, Athareb, Shih, Syria
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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 5602.