1952 Hasankale earthquake

Earthquake in Erzurum Province, Turkey 1952 Hasankale earthquake 1952-01-03 06:03:55 892350 iscgem892350 1952 1 3 yes 08:03:55 Turkey 39.9 41.7 inline,titlehttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3989&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display https://web.archive.org/web/20151123123009/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3989&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead November 23, 2015 Comments for the Significant Earthquake NGDC 28 August 2010 5.8 s y VIIIhttp://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/ Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004 (Büyük Depremler) Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Turkish 28 August 2010 Turkey 41 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. http://cidbimena.desastres.hn/pdf/eng/doc13346/doc13346-a.pdf Earthquakes in Turkey: Reconstruction Problems, Damage Prediction, and Recover Forecasting for Earthen Structures 1981 November 20, 2015 Mitchell William A. The earthquakes are cause when the plates try to slide past each other on a transform boundary. earthquake geology http://www.britannica.com/science/earthquake-geology#ref837428 Encyclopædia Britannica 2015-11-22 See also List of earthquakes in 1952 List of earthquakes in Turkey References 1952 Hasankale Category:1952 earthquakes Category:1952 in Turkey Category:History of Erzurum Province Category:January 1952 in Asia Category:1952 disasters in Turkey Category:January 1952 in Turkey