August 8, 2019 Earthquake: Denizli, Turkey
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Denizli, Turkey on August 8, 2019 at 11:25:31 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
- August 8, 2019
- Time
- 11:25:31 UTC
- Place
- Denizli, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.948° N, 29.697° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 976
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.
An official says nearly 1,000 buildings were damaged by Thursday's 6.0-magnitude earthquake in western Turkey. Turkish Environment and Urban Planning Minister Murat Kurum said Friday that 108 structures in the area were "badly" damaged and 868 others "slightly" damaged. The earthquake, centered in the town of Bozkurt, in Denizli province, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) south of Istanbul, injured dozens of people and caused residents to run into the streets in panic. (reference #12486)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 3, 1914, Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta, Turkey
- February 23, 1653, Izmir,alasehir,denizli,aydin, Turkey
- May 3, 1875, Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka, Turkey
- September 20, 1899, Sultanhisar,atca,nazilli,kuyucak,denizli, Turkey
- March 28, 1970, Gediz, Turkey
- 1863, Suhut, Turkey
- October 16, 1862, Turkey
- October 1, 1995, Dinar, Evciler, Turkey
- May 12, 1971, Burdur, Turkey
- March 28, 1969, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz, Turkey
- February 3, 2002, Afyon, Turkey
- June 25, 1944, Usak, Turkey
- April 25, 1957, Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor), Turkey
- November 15, 1942, Balikesir,bigadic, Turkey
- February 21, 1946, Iigin, Konya, 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 10433.