1944 Bolu-Gerede earthquake

1944 Bolu-Gerede earthquake
Date February 1, 1944 (1944-02-01)
Magnitude 7.2Ms
Epicenter [1]
Countries or regions  Turkey
Max. intensity IX-X[2]
Casualties 3,959 houses destroyed= 50,000

The 1944 Bolu-Gerede earthquake occurred at 05:22 local time on 1 February. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum felt intensity of IX–X (violent to intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

References

  1. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3774&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display. 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). http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
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