1949 Karaburun (İzmir) Earthquake
One of the significant Aegean earthquakes that damaged İzmir and its surroundings.
Year1949
MagnitudeM6.6
DepthNot available in the source dataset
Lives lost5
What happened?
One of the significant Aegean earthquakes that damaged İzmir and its surroundings.
Why is it important?
5 recorded deaths make this event a major human-impact earthquake. Historical totals can vary between sources as records are revised.
How to read the data
Magnitude describes the energy released at the source. The mapped epicenter is 38.65, 26.55; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.