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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Ankara, Turkey

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Ankara based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
  • 45 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 4 event(s) in the last 12 months
  • Located in a seismically active region

Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.2 - 21 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey (2025-04-23) — 9,840,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Ankara is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Ankara Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Ankara

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Ankara, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.2 - 21 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey (April 2025) — 9,840,000 people exposed; $203,016M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 6.2 - 21 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey

April 22, 2025 — WARNING

9,840,000 people exposed; $203,016M capital exposed

6 Earthquake — 12 km NW of Orta, Turkey

June 5, 2000 — WARNING

Impact data not available

5.6 Earthquake — 24 km SW of Karakeçili, Turkey

December 25, 2007 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.7 Earthquake — 24 km SW of Karakeçili, Turkey

December 19, 2007 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.2 Earthquake — 30 km SW of Karakeçili, Turkey

July 29, 2005 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Ankara, Turkey earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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