1938 Kırşehir earthquake

1938 Kırşehir earthquake
UTC time	1938-04-19 10:59:21
ISC event	902444
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	April 19, 1938
Local time	12:59:21
Magnitude	6.6 Mw; 6.7 Ms
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter	39°24′N 33°48′E / 39.4°N 33.8°E
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties	224

The 1938 Kırşehir earthquake occurred at 12:59 local time on 19 April. It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 224 casualties.

References

^ "M 6.6 – 26 km NE of Kaman, Turkey". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
^ 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.

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[1] "M 6.6 – 26 km NE of Kaman, Turkey". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[NGDC-2] NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.

[koeri-3] 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.

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1938 Kırşehir earthquake

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