Coordinates: 40°36′N 30°30′E / 40.6°N 30.5°E / 40.6; 30.5

1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake

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1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake
UTC time1943-06-20 15:32:53
ISC event899896
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date20 June 1943 (1943-06-20)
Local time17:32
Magnitude6.6 Ms
Epicenter40°36′N 30°30′E / 40.6°N 30.5°E / 40.6; 30.5[1]
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties336

The 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake occurred at 17:32 local time on 20 June in Sakarya Province, Turkey. It registered 6.6 on the surface-wave magnitude scale with a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.

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References

  1. IISEE. "Search parameters page". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 31 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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