1929 Suşehri earthquake
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| UTC time | 1929-05-18 06:37:55 |
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| ISC event | 908082 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 18 May 1929 |
| Magnitude | Mw 6.3 |
| Depth | 15 km (9 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 40°15′58″N 38°05′46″E / 40.266°N 38.096°E[1] |
| Fault | North Anatolian Fault[2] |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Max. intensity | MSK-64 VIII (Damaging)[2] |
| Casualties | 64 fatalities, 72 injuries |
The 1929 Suşehri earthquake affected Sivas Province, Turkey on 18 May at 06:37 UTC. The moment magnitude 6.3 shock centered north of Suşehri had a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] The New York Times reported 64 deaths and 72 injuries from 74 villages affected by the earthquake. The worst affected towns were Karahisar and Suşehri.[3] A total of 1,357 buildings were damaged across 20 villages.[4] All public buildings and many homes in Suşehri were damaged and unsuitable for living.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904-2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre, doi:10.31905/D808B825
- ^ a b c Demirtaş, Ramazan (2019). Kuzey Anadolu Fay Sistemi Diri Fayları ve Deprem Etkinlikleri Paleosismolojik Çalışmalar ve Gelecek Deprem Potansiyelleri [Northern Anatolian Fault System Active Faults and Earthquake Activities Paleoseismological Studies and Future Earthquake Potentials] (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.36608.69125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021.
- ^ "64 ARE REPORTED DEAD IN QUAKE IN TURKEY; Seventy-two Are Hurt and 1,357 Houses Are Ruined Near Sivas, Angora Says". The New York Times. 27 May 1929. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Büyük depremler" [Major earthquakes]. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.