1924 Pasinler earthquake

1924 Pasinler earthquake
1924 Pasinler earthquake is located in Turkey
1924 Pasinler earthquake
Location within Turkey
UTC time
  • 1924-09-13 14:34:15
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • 13 September 1924 (1924-09-13)
Local time
  • 16:34
Magnitude
Epicenter40°00′N 42°00′E / 40.0°N 42.0°E / 40.0; 42.0
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties60 deaths

The 1924 Pasinler earthquake occurred at 16:34 local time on 13 September in Pasinler, Erzurum, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 60 deaths.

See also

References

  1. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. 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.