July 30, 2005 Earthquake: Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, Turkey
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, Turkey on July 30, 2005 at 21:45:00 UTC, 5 km below the surface.
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
- July 30, 2005
- Time
- 21:45:00 UTC
- Place
- Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.437° N, 33.089° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Some houses damaged at Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar and Yeniyapanseyhli. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 26, 1943, Ladik, Samsun, Havza, Turkey
- February 1, 1944, Turkey
- April 19, 1938, Kirsehir, Turkey
- August 13, 1951, Kursunlu, Turkey
- February 3, 2002, Afyon, Turkey
- November 21, 1942, Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- September 28, 1881, Turkey
- February 21, 1946, Iigin, Konya, Turkey
- December 15, 2000, Afyon-Bolvadin, Turkey
- March 9, 1902, Cankiri, Turkey
- June 6, 2000, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta, Turkey
- December 26, 2007, Ankara, Central, Turkey
- December 20, 2007, Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel, Central, Turkey
- 109, Galatia, Turkey
- September 2, 967, Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey
More
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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 6765.