Küçük Çakırman is a village in the Erzincan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey. The village had a population of 33 in 2021.
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2.5 km
An earthquake struck Turkey's eastern Erzincan Province at 1:57:23 a.m. on 27 December 1939 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of XII. It is tied with the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes as the most powerful earthquake in Turkey to be recorded by instruments. However, it was less powerful than estimates of the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake. This was one of the largest in a sequence of violent shocks to affect Turkey along the North Anatolian Fault between 1939 and 1999. Surface rupturing, with a horizontal displacement of up to 3.7 meters, occurred in a 360 km long segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone. The earthquake was the most severe natural loss of life in Turkey in the 20th century, with 32,968 dead, and some 100,000 injured.
2.7 km
Ekşisu Picnic Area is an outdoor recreational area located in Erzincan, Turkey.
The picnic area is 11 km far from Erzincan city center. It covers an area of around 100,000 m2. Run by the Erzincan Municipality, it features playgrounds, amusement pools, walking trails, picnic tables and restaurants offering regional food. The region is rich on mineral water springs. The fountains at the picnic area, which spend mineral water free of charge, are popular.
3.6 km
Günebakan is a village in the Erzincan District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. Its population is 444.
5.1 km
An earthquake struck eastern Turkey near the city of Erzincan at 20:18:39 local time on 13 March 1992. The second major earthquake to hit Erzincan in half a century, it measured 6.6–6.7 on the moment magnitude scale. It was assigned a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX and EMS-98 intensity of IX. The horizontal peak ground acceleration reached 0.5 g, which is near the 1 in 475 year maximum for the area. Two days after the mainshock, a large Ms5.8 aftershock struck Pülümür, causing further damage. Faulting occurred on the North Anatolian Fault where multiple other Mw 8+ earthquakes have occurred.
Financial losses from the earthquake reached $500 million – $1.5 billion. Significant destruction occurred; Erzincan was devastated due to proximity to the epicenter. Damage was amplified due to systemic disregard for the building codes. Over 200 buildings collapsed, and over 15,000 were damaged. Infrastructure, however, remained mostly intact. 498-950 people died and roughly 2,800 were injured.
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Hancıçiftliği is a village in the Erzincan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Zilan tribe and by Turks. It had a population of 317 in 2021.