1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey
40°36′N 30°30′E / 40.6°N 30.5°E / 40.6; 30.5[1]Areas affectedTurkeyMax. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]Casualties336

The 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake occurred at 17:32 local time on 20 June in Sakarya Province, Turkey. It registered 6.6 on the surface wave magnitude scale with a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

See also

References

  1. ^ IISEE. "Search parameters page". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. ^ 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.

External links

  • The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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Earthquakes in the 1940s
1940
  • El Centro (6.9, May 18)
  • Lima (8.2, May 24)
  • Shakotan (7.5, Aug 1)
  • Vrancea (7.7, Nov 10) †‡
  • New Hampshire (5.3 & 5.6, Dec 20 & Dec 24)
1941
  • Sa'dah (5.8, Jan 11) †‡
  • Colima (7.7, Apr 15)
  • Andaman Islands (7.7–8.1, June 26)
  • Van–Erciş (5.9, Sept 10)
  • Hyūga-nada (8.0, Nov 18)
  • Gloria Fault (8.0, Nov 25)
  • Chungpu (7.1, Dec 17)
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