November 23, 2022 Earthquake: Duzce, Turkey
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Duzce, Turkey on November 23, 2022 at 01:08:15 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- November 23, 2022
- Time
- 01:08:15 UTC
- Place
- Duzce, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.836° N, 30.983° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 63
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
One person killed and another died from a heart attack, 37 people injured, 369 buildings destroyed and 2,548 damaged and power outages occurred in Duzce. Twenty-six people injured in Sakarya, 14 in Bolu, 10 in Zonguldak, 4 in Bursa and 2 in Istanbul. Duzce, Duzce, Turkey - CDI: 7; Akçakoca, Bolu, Turkey - CDI: 7; Pamukova, Sakarya, Turkey - CDI: 6; Hendek, Sakarya, Turkey - CDI: 6; Kocaali, Sakarya, Turkey - CDI: 6
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Turkey
- May 25, 1719, Turkey
- May 22, 1766, Turkey
- February 1, 1944, Turkey
- February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, Turkey
- September 2, 1754, Izmit, Turkey
- July 10, 1894, Turkey
- April 29, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey
- November 12, 1999, Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, Turkey
- May 12, 1866, Goynuk, Turkey
- April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- June 20, 1943, Hendek, Adapazari, Turkey
- July 22, 1967, Mudurnu, Adapazari, Turkey
- May 26, 1957, Abant, 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 10987.