September 3, 2008 Earthquake: Adiyaman, Turkey
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Adiyaman, Turkey on September 3, 2008 at 02:22:47 UTC, 6 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
- September 3, 2008
- Time
- 02:22:47 UTC
- Place
- Adiyaman, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 6 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.507° N, 38.503° 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.
Minor damage in the Adiyaman area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 29, 533, Aleppo, Syria
- 1169, Halab (Aleppo),dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey
- 1158, Antakya, Malatya,dimashq, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria
- January 3, 1344, Membij, Aleppo, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- October 26, 1156, Halab (Aleppo), Malatich, Syria
- October 11, 1138, Aleppo, Harim, Zaranda, Athareb, Shih, Syria
- March 31, 1893, Malatya, Turkey
- November 27, 1934, Diyarbakir (Mouche Diarbekir), Kurdistan, Turkey
- March 8, 2010, Okcular, Yukari Demirci, Elazig Province, Turkey
- January 24, 2020, Elazig and Malatya Provinces, Turkey
- March 25, 1977, Turkey
- December 15, 1934, Diyarbakir (Diarbekir), Kurdistan, Turkey
- May 5, 1986, Dogansehir-Golbashi, Kapidere, Turkey
- June 14, 1964, Malatya,adiyaman, 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 8176.