2020 İzmir (Seferihisar) Earthquake
It caused the collapse of many buildings in İzmir's Bayraklı district.
Year2020
MagnitudeM7
Depth16.0 km
Lives lost117
What happened?
It caused the collapse of many buildings in İzmir's Bayraklı district.
Why is it important?
117 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 37.90, 26.80; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.