- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 13, 1924 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Erzurum
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Ms
- Deaths:
- 60
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
Other earthquake records of 1924 CE
- Indonesia, Java: Wonosobo · 727 deaths
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 7.3 · 100 deaths
- Indonesia, Java · 60 deaths
- Turkey, Erzurum · Ms 5.3 · 50 deaths
- Ecuador · M 6.9 · 40 deaths
- Japan, Sagami · 14 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1924 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Erzurum happen?
- September 13, 1924 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 60. Historical death tolls vary by source.