- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 15, 2000 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Afyon-Bolvadin
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 6
- Injuries:
- 41
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
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: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.16
Other earthquake records of 2000 CE
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Bengkulu, Enggano · Mw 7.9 · 103 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Luwuk, Banggai, Peleng · Mw 7.6 · 54 deaths
- Azerbaijan, Baku · Mw 6.8 · 31 deaths
- Turkmenistan, Nebitdag-Turkmenbashi · Mw 7 · 11 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province: Yaoan County · Mw 5.9 · 7 deaths
- Nicaragua, Masaya · Mw 5.4 · 7 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 2000 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Afyon-Bolvadin happen?
- December 15, 2000 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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.