1964 Manyas earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
40°12′N 28°13′E / 40.2°N 28.21°E / 40.2; 28.21 [1]The 1964 Manyas earthquake happened on October 6 on the southern coast of Marmara Sea near the city of Karacabey in Bursa Province, Turkey. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Around $5 million in damage was caused, with 19–73 killed and 100–239 injured.
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
Further reading
- Kürçer, A.; Özaksoy, V.; Özalp, S.; Güldoğan, Ç. U.; Özdemir, E.; Duman, T. Y. (2017), "The Manyas fault zone (southern Marmara region, NW Turkey): Active tectonics and paleoseismology", Geodinamica Acta, 29 (1): 42–61, Bibcode:2017GeoAc..29...42K, doi:10.1080/09853111.2017.1294013
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- Baihe (6.3, Jan 18) †
- Alaska (9.2, March 27) †‡
- Niigata (7.6, June 16) †
- Guerrero (7.2, July 6) †
- Manyas (6.8, Oct 6)
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