CRED Crunch, Issue No. 72 (September 2023) Earthquakes in Türkiye: A review from 1900 to today

This newsletter presents an overview of earthquake data and their impact on the country over the last century. Türkiye, situated on the highly active Mediterranean Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt, is susceptible to frequent powerful earthquakes. 

From 1900 to 2020, Türkiye experienced 1,796 potentially damaging earthquakes, i.e., quakes of a magnitude five or higher, indicating the region's active seismicity. In Türkiye, earthquakes are among the most devastating disasters, accounting for over 60% of all disaster-related fatalities.