1938 Kırşehir earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey
39°24′N 33°48′E / 39.4°N 33.8°E / 39.4; 33.8Areas affectedTurkeyMax. intensityMMI IX (Violent) [3]Casualties224

The 1938 Kırşehir earthquake occurred at 12:59 local time on 19 April. It had an estimated surface wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 224 casualties.

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References

  1. ^ "M 6.6 - 26 km NE of Kaman, Turkey". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004 (Büyük Depremler)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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