2020 Turkey Earthquake
Sivrice, Elazığ, Turkey, January 24, 2020
The 2020 Elazığ earthquake killed 41 people in eastern Turkey, with many victims trapped under collapsed older masonry buildings in the town of Sivrice. The earthquake struck along the East Anatolian Fault, a known seismic hazard zone that had been largely dormant for several decades before the 2023 Kahramanmaraş events.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M6.8
Date
Jan 24, 2020
Depth
8.6 km
Deaths
41
Latitude
38.370°
Longitude
39.074°
Tsunami
No
Region
Turkey
Tectonic Cause
Left-lateral strike-slip earthquake on the East Anatolian Fault Zone in eastern Turkey, part of the ongoing convergence between the Arabian and Eurasian plates.
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