February 6, 2017 Earthquake: Canakkale, Turkey

Date

February 6, 2017

Time

03:51:40 UTC

Place

Canakkale, Turkey

Magnitude

5.3 (Mw)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Intensity

4 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.599° N, 26.065° E

Country

Turkey

Injuries

5

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Houses damaged

90

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.

• July 10, 1668, TurkeyM6.6 · 17,500 deaths · 161 km
• July 10, 1688, Izmir, TurkeyM7 · 16,000 deaths · 152 km
• October 15, 1883, Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme, TurkeyM7.3 · 15,000 deaths · 3,600 houses destroyed · 145 km
• April 3, 1881, Cesme, Khios, Turkey, GreeceM7.3 · 7,866 deaths · 151 km
• August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 154 km
• 688, Izmir, Turkey2,000 deaths · 166 km
• March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 149 km
• March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, GreeceM7 · 563 deaths · 5,915 houses destroyed · 53 km
• August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece500 deaths · 39 km
• October 30, 2020, Izmir, Samos, Turkey, GreeceM7 · 118 deaths · $400 million · 199 km
• September 21, 1939, TurkeyM6.5 · 41 deaths · 84 km
• 1577, Balikesir, Turkey40 deaths · 158 km
• March 9, 1965, Alonisos, Skopelos, GreeceM6.3 · 38 deaths · $8 million · 179 km
• October 6, 1944, Ayvalik, TurkeyM6.7 · 30 deaths · 5,500 houses destroyed · 46 km
• July 29, 1880, TurkeyM6.7 · 30 deaths · 143 km

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