M6.7 · 2020 Elazığ earthquake

Friday, January 24, 2020 · 5:55 PM – 6:05 PM
13 km N of Do?anyol, Turkey

The 2020 Elazığ earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time on 24 January in Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 Mw. The earthquake's epicentre was close to the town of Sivrice in Elazığ Province and felt in the neighbouring provinces of Diyarbakır, Malatya and Adıyaman, and the neighbouring countries of Armenia, Syria and Iran. Kandilli Observatory reported the magnitude of the earthquake as 6.5 Mw. A total of 41 people were killed and more than 1,600 were injured. Magnitude 6.7 (mww), 10 km deep, 13 km N of Do?anyol, Turkey — 38.43°N, 39.06°E. January 24, 2020 at 17:55 UTC. Deaths: 41 (Wikidata). Felt reports to USGS: 214. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us60007ewc Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).

M6.7 · 2020 Elazığ earthquake