February 6, 2023 Tsunami: Eastern Turkey
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake began at Eastern Turkey on February 6, 2023 at 10:24:29 UTC. Its effects were recorded at 5 places.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- February 6, 2023, 10:24:29 UTC
- Source
- Eastern Turkey
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.5, 10 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 5
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- An event that only caused a seiche
- Source location
- 38.024° N, 37.203° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Seiching only
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep | Turkey | 105 | Other | ||||
| Sanliurfa | Turkey | 172 | Other | ||||
| Kayseri | Turkey | 174 | Other | ||||
| Nevsehir | Turkey | 227 | Other | ||||
| Erzurum | Turkey | 409 | Other |
More
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups 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 tsunami event 5974.