24 January, 2020 Turkey, Mw 6.7 Earthquake: Event Briefing

On January 24, 2020, at approximately 8:55 pm local time, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, with a depth of 8.1 km, struck 9 km NNE of Doganyol, Turkey. The earthquake was felt across a large area of Turkey and several neighboring countries including Syria, Armenia and Georgia (USGS, 2020) and led to 72 collapsed buildings and caused varying levels of damage in other buildings. Objectives of this Event Briefing are 1) to provide details of the 24 January Mw 6.8 Sivrice Earthquake, 2) to describe damage to buildings and disruption to the community in terms of fatalities, downtime, and economic losses, and 3) to list key lessons learned.