January 25, 2005 Earthquake: Hakkari, Turkey
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Hakkari, Turkey on January 25, 2005 at 16:44:16 UTC, 41 km below the surface. It killed 2 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
- January 25, 2005
- Time
- 16:44:16 UTC
- Place
- Hakkari, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 41 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.622° N, 43.703° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 22
- 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.
At least two people killed, 22 injured and 80 buildings damaged in the Hakkari area, Turkey. Felt in Batman, Siirt, Sirnak and Van, Turkey. Also felt at Baghdad, Iraq.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 6, 845, Al-Mawsil, Iraq
- 1444, Nemrut Mtns, Turkey
- November 24, 1976, Muradiye, Turkey
- April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, Turkey
- May 6, 1930, Salmas, Iran
- March 31, 1648, Van, Turkey
- April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran
- January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran
- October 23, 2011, Ercis, Van, Turkey
- September 10, 1941, Van, Ercis, Turkey
- July 29, 1945, Van,bolgesi, Turkey
- June 7, 1881, Van,nemrut, Turkey
- 1781, Al-Mawsil (Mosul), Iraq
- 1319, Ararat, Sini, Ani, St Thaddeus, Armenia, Iran
- November 9, 2011, Van, 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 5841.