The 2020 Bingöl earthquake occurred at 17:24
local time (14:24
UTC) on 14 June in
Bingöl,
Turkey.
The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 5.8 . The earthquake's epicentre was close to the Kaynarpınar village in
Karlıova
Karlıova ( ku, Kanîreş) is a town and seat of the Karlıova District in Bingöl Province of Turkey. The mayor is Veysi Bingöl (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), AKP). The town had a population of 9,016 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds.
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,
Bingöl and felt in the neighbouring provinces of
Erzurum,
Diyarbakır,
Elazığ and
Muş. 392
aftershocks
In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock. Large earthquakes can have hundreds to thousand ...
were detected following the earthquake, with the largest being a 5.5 event.
Damage
The earthquake caused damage in Kaynarpınar village of
Karlıova
Karlıova ( ku, Kanîreş) is a town and seat of the Karlıova District in Bingöl Province of Turkey. The mayor is Veysi Bingöl (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), AKP). The town had a population of 9,016 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds.
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and Elmalı and Dinarbey villages of
Yedisu
Yedisu ( ku, Çêrme) is a town (belde) and seat of the Yedisu District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian eth ...
. 10 houses in Elmalı and Dinarbey collapsed and injured 21 people while a police station in Kaynarpınar collapsed killing 1
village guard
Village guards ( tr, Korucular lit. "Rangers"), officially known as ''Türkiye Güvenlik Köy Korucuları'' ("Security Village Guards of Turkey"), are Gendarmerie General Command-aligned Border guards involved in the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, mos ...
.
See also
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2020 Elazığ earthquake
The 2020 Elazığ earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time (17:55 UTC) on 24 January in Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 . The earthquake's epicentre was close to the town of Sivrice in Elazığ Province and fe ...
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2020 Iran-Turkey earthquakes
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List of Earthquakes in Turkey
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List of earthquakes in 2020
This is a list of earthquakes in 2020. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for other reasons. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are ...
References
2020 disasters in Turkey
2020 earthquakes
Earthquakes in Turkey
History of Bingöl Province
June 2020 events in Turkey
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