1983 Erzurum earthquake

1983 Erzurum earthquake
Date 30 October 1983 (1983-10-30)
Magnitude 6.9 Ms[1]
Depth 12 km
Epicenter 40°19′48″N 42°11′13″E / 40.330°N 42.187°E / 40.330; 42.187Coordinates: 40°19′48″N 42°11′13″E / 40.330°N 42.187°E / 40.330; 42.187
Areas affected Turkey
Max. intensity VIII[2]
Tsunami No
Landslides Yes
Casualties 1,342

The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC).[3] It was an Ms 6.9 earthquake.[4]

References

  1. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of historical earthquakes (Tarihsel Depremler)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ↑ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7717.1984.tb00849.x/abstract
  4. ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1983.php


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, July 27, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.