| 1995 Dinar earthquake | |
| Timestamp: | 1995-10-01 15:57:12 |
| Isc-Event: | 72858 |
| Anss-Url: | iscgem72858 |
| Local-Time: | 15:57:12 |
| Magnitude: | 6.2 |
| Depth: | 33km (21miles) |
| Location: | 38.063°N 30.134°W[1] |
| Affected: | Dinar (District), Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
| Casualties: | 90 dead, 200+ injured |
| Damage: | 4,500 or 5100 buildings damaged |
The 1995 Dinar earthquake occurred on 1 October in Dinar (District), Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It had an magnitude of 6.2[2] with an epicenter close to the Dinar-Çivril fault.[2]
The earthquake occurred at a time of political instability in Turkey, with large strikes by public sector workers taking place just 11 days earlier.[3] The disaster was preceded by a number of smaller earthquakes of up to 5.1 magnitude, the last of which had occurred on 26 September 1995.[3] This resulted in a number of residents deciding to sleep outside their homes and possibly resulted in less deaths and injuries in the 1 October quake.[3] When the quake occurred, 90 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the disaster.[3]
In total, 2,473 homes suffered major damage, 1,218 moderate damage and 2,076 slight damage.[4] The Turkish government responded by constructing 5,000 new homes for those affected by the disaster.[4]