Coordinates: 39°54′N 41°42′E / 39.9°N 41.7°E / 39.9; 41.7

1952 Hasankale earthquake

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1952 Hasankale earthquake
1952 Hasankale earthquake is located in Turkey
1952 Hasankale earthquake
UTC time1952-01-03 06:03:55
ISC event892350
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date3 January 1952 (1952-01-03)
Local time08:03:55
Magnitude5.8 Ms
Epicenter39°54′N 41°42′E / 39.9°N 41.7°E / 39.9; 41.7[1]
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[2]
Casualties41

The 1952 Hasankale earthquake occurred at 08:03 local time on 3 January in Hasankale (today Pasinler) in Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 5.8 and a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 41 casualties. This spot has been the subject of studies due to the amount of earthquakes that occur in Turkey. 17% of earthquakes, globally, occur in this area. This is because the Alpide belt crosses through Turkey.[3] The earthquakes are cause when the plates try to slide past each other on a transform boundary.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 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.
  3. ^ Mitchell, William A. (1981). "Earthquakes in Turkey: Reconstruction Problems, Damage Prediction, and Recover Forecasting for Earthen Structures" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "earthquake | geology". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-11-22.


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