Coordinates: 40°15′58″N 38°05′46″E / 40.266°N 38.096°E / 40.266; 38.096

1929 Suşehri earthquake

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1929 Suşehri earthquake
1929 Suşehri earthquake is located in Turkey
1929 Suşehri earthquake
UTC time1929-05-18 06:37:55
ISC event908082
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date18 May 1929
MagnitudeMw 6.3
Depth15 km (9 mi) [1]
Epicenter40°15′58″N 38°05′46″E / 40.266°N 38.096°E / 40.266; 38.096 [1]
FaultNorth Anatolian Fault[2]
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMSK-64 VIII (Damaging)[2]
Casualties64 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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References

  1. ^ a b c ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904-2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre, doi:10.31905/D808B825
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Büyük depremler" [Major earthquakes]. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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