The January 24, 2020 Sivrice-Elazığ (Mw = 6.8) earthquake occurred on the East Anatolian Fault zone. Main shock of this earthquake was occurred 20:55 at local time. The Peak Ground Acceleration was equal to 0.3 g at the epicenter (Sivrice district) of the earthquake. Even though the main shock was moderate, its effects on the structures were rather serious. The main shock caused significant damage and resulted in 41 casualties. 1540 buildings were damaged moderately, while 8519 buildings were damaged heavily and collapsed. This main shock effected four cities surrounded the epicenter due to its shallow earthquakes. The purpose of this paper is to summarize past and present seismic characteristics of the earthquake region. In addition, the aim of this paper is to summarize the seismotectonic of the region, the general characteristics of the earthquake and more specifically to report on the structural damage, and structural damage caused by the earthquake, observed during the site investigation. The damages were classified for reinforced concrete structures, masonry dwellings and non-residential structures. All distinguished earthquake induced failures and damages were discussed. Moreover, lessons learned were presented in this study.

2020年1月24日的Sivrice-Elazığ（Mw = 6.8）地震发生在东安纳托利亚断层带。这次地震的主要震荡发生在当地时间20:55。地震震中（Sivrice区）的峰值地面加速度等于0.3 g。即使主要冲击是中等程度的，其对结构的影响也相当严重。主震造成重大损失并造成41人伤亡。1540座建筑物受到了中等程度的破坏，而8519座建筑物遭到了严重破坏并倒塌。这次主要的地震影响了震中周围的四个城市。本文的目的是总结地震地区过去和现在的地震特征。此外，本文的目的是总结该地区的地震构造，地震的一般特征，更具体地说，是报告在现场调查期间观察到的结构破坏和地震造成的结构破坏。损坏分为钢筋混凝土结构，砖砌房屋和非住宅结构。讨论了所有由地震引起的故障和破坏。此外，本研究还介绍了经验教训。