December 20, 2007 Earthquake: Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel, Central, Turkey
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel, Central, Turkey on December 20, 2007 at 09:48:29 UTC, 10 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
- December 20, 2007
- Time
- 09:48:29 UTC
- Place
- Yeniyapan, Abazlar, Suyuguzel, Central, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.417° N, 33.212° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A minaret and other buildings collapsed at Yeniyapan and a
mosque and animal shelters were damaged at Abazlar.
Mud brick houses and masonry structures were damaged
at Sirapinar. Shelters collapsed at Suyuguzel and
killed about 100 animals. Slight damage at Ankara.
Felt at Elmadag and in Aksaray, Cankiri, Kayseri,
Kirrikkale, Konya and Yozgat. (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
- July 30, 2005, Bahcekaradalak, Sirapinar, Yeniyapanseyhli, Turkey
- 109, Galatia, Turkey
- September 2, 967, Honorias, Paphlagonia, 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 7725.