March 28, 2004 Earthquake: Askale, Turkey

Date

March 28, 2004

Time

03:51:10 UTC

Place

Askale, Turkey

Magnitude

5.6 (Mw)

Focal depth

5 km (3 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.847° N, 40.874° E

Country

Turkey

Injuries

12

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Houses destroyed

50

Houses damaged

50

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.

• December 26, 1939, Erzincan, TurkeyM7.8 · 32,700 deaths · $20 million · 120,000 houses destroyed · 110 km
• 1458, Erzincan,erzurum, Turkey32,000 deaths · 41 km
• 1482, Erzincan,erzurum, TurkeyM7.5 · 30,000 deaths · 41 km
• 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey30,000 deaths · 171 km
• June 2, 1859, Erzurum, TurkeyM6.1 · 15,000 deaths · 37 km
• 1268, Erzincan, Turkey15,000 deaths · 118 km
• July 23, 1784, Erzurum,erzincan, Turkey5,000 deaths · 119 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 162 km
• August 19, 1966, Varto, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,394 deaths · $20 million · 91 km
• September 6, 1975, Lice, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,311 deaths · 153 km
• October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, TurkeyM6.9 · 1,342 deaths · $25 million · 124 km
• May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, TurkeyM5.8 · 1,000 deaths · 194 km
• May 22, 1971, Bingol, TurkeyM6.7 · 995 deaths · $5 million · 121 km
• May 31, 1946, Ustukran, TurkeyM5.9 · 840 deaths · 81 km
• March 13, 1992, Erzincan, TurkeyM6.9 · 653 deaths · $750 million · 110 km

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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 5769.