2003 Bingöl earthquake

2003 Bingöl earthquake
Date 1 May 2003
Magnitude 6.4 Mw
Depth 10 kilometres (6 mi)
Epicenter 39°00′25″N 40°27′50″E / 39.007°N 40.464°ECoordinates: 39°00′25″N 40°27′50″E / 39.007°N 40.464°E [1]
Areas affected Turkey
Casualties 176 killed, 520 injured

The 2003 Bingöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on 1 May 2003 at 03:27 local time (00:27 UTC). The epicenter was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl. At least 176 people were killed, and 625 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region.[2]

84 of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school in Celtiksuyu.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Significant Earthquakes of the World 2003
  2. ↑ THE BİNGÖL EARTHQUAKE OF MAY 1, 2003
  3. ↑ "Quake headteacher speaks of ordeal". BBC News. 2003-05-04. Retrieved 5 July 2009.