February 3, 2002 Earthquake: Afyon, Turkey
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Afyon, Turkey on February 3, 2002 at 07:11:28 UTC, 5 km below the surface. It killed 44 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
- February 3, 2002
- Time
- 07:11:28 UTC
- Place
- Afyon, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.573° N, 31.271° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 44
- Injuries
- 318
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 622 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.
At least 44 people killed, 318 injured and 622 buildings
damaged in Afyon Province. Felt in much of west-
central Turkey. Also felt in the Dodecanese Islands,
Greece and (II) at Nicosia, Cyprus. Maximum
acceleration of 0.113 g was recorded at Afyon.
Preliminary reports indicate 30 km of surface faulting
with vertical offset in the Cay-Sultandagi area. Two
new hot springs formed in the area and others changed
their flow rates. Most of this information was
obtained from reports on the websites of Bogazici
University, Turkey and GeoForschungZentrum Potsdam,
Germany. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, Turkey
- May 3, 1875, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka, Turkey
- March 28, 1970, Gediz, Turkey
- 1863, Suhut, Turkey
- October 16, 1862, Turkey
- October 1, 1995, Dinar, Evciler, Turkey
- May 12, 1971, Burdur, Turkey
- June 25, 1944, Usak, Turkey
- February 21, 1946, Iigin, Konya, Turkey
- December 15, 2000, Afyon-Bolvadin, Turkey
- February 20, 1956, Eskisehir, Turkey
- August 7, 1925, Dinar, Turkey
- May 13, 1876, Turkey
- May 3, 181, Karahuyuk (Thurm), Turkey
- August 8, 2019, 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 5620.