February 27, 2023 Earthquake: NW, Malatya, Syria, Turkey
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck NW, Malatya, Syria, Turkey on February 27, 2023 at 09:04:51 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
- February 27, 2023
- Time
- 09:04:51 UTC
- Place
- NW, Malatya, Syria, Turkey
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.229° N, 38.283° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 260
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 31
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.
After the 5.6 magnitude aftershock that occurred in Malatya Yesilyurt, as of the moment; 32 of our citizens were rescued from the wreckage. 2 of our citizens lost their lives. 140 people were injured, 12 of them seriously, and the treatment of 40 of our citizens continues.Search and rescue works carried out in 7 of 31 destroyed buildings have been completed as of now. (reference #13470)
1 death (Turkey), 260 injured (150 Syria, 110 Turkey) (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey
- 1158, Antakya, Malatya,dimashq, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria
- 1268, Erzincan, Turkey
- January 3, 1344, Membij, Aleppo, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- July 23, 1784, Erzurum,erzincan, Turkey
- 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
- November 12, 1941, Erzincan, Turkey
- June 14, 1964, Malatya,adiyaman, Turkey
- September 24, 1968, 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 10667.