1951 Kurşunlu earthquake

1951 Kurşunlu earthquake 1951-08-13 18:33:38 894620 iscgem894620 1951 08 13 yes 20:33 Turkey 40.88 32.87 inline,title 6.9 s y IX Turkey 50 killed, 3,354 injured 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake.jpg The 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake occurred at 18:33 GMT (20:33 local time) on 13 August near Kurşunlu, Çankırı Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey. The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939. It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. There were 50 casualties and 3,354 injuries. See also List of earthquakes in 1951 List of earthquakes in Turkey References http://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 tr Toksöz M.N. Shakal A.F. Michael A.J. 1979 Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault zone and seismic gaps Pure and Applied Geophysics 117 6 1263 10.1007/BF00876218 1979PApGe.117.1258T 186224522 https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/624 subscription External links 894620 1951 Kursunlu Category:1951 earthquakes Category:1951 in Turkey Category:History of Çankırı Province Category:August 1951 in Asia Category:1951 disasters in Turkey Category:August 1951 in Turkey