1939 Erzincan earthquake
UTC time | 1939-12-26 23:57:23 |
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ISC event | 902291 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 27 December 1939 |
Local time | 1:57:23 a.m. |
Magnitude | 7.8 Mw [1] |
Depth | 20 km (12 mi) [1] |
Epicenter | 39°46′N 39°35′E / 39.77°N 39.58°E [1] |
Fault | North Anatolian Fault |
Type | Strike-slip |
Areas affected | Erzincan Province Turkey |
Total damage | 116,720 buildings were seriously damaged |
Max. intensity | MMI XII (Extreme) [2] |
Tsunami | 0.53 m (1 ft 9 in) [3] |
Aftershocks | Yes |
Casualties | 32,700–32,968 dead [3] 100,000 injured [3] |
An earthquake struck Turkey's eastern
Preface
The North Anatolian Fault in Asia Minor is a major
Earthquake
With an epicenter near the city of Erzincan, the
Damage
The earthquake seriously damaged some 116,720 buildings.[17] Occurring in winter, it was difficult for aid to reach the affected areas.
Initially, the death toll was about 8,000 people. The next day on 27 December, it was reported that it had risen to 20,000. During the same day, the temperature fell to −30 °C (−22 °F). An emergency rescue operation began. By January 5, almost 33,000 had died due to the earthquake and due to low temperatures, blizzard conditions and floods.[18][19]
Aftermath
The total destruction of the earthquake prompted Turkey to adopt seismic building regulations.[20] So extensive was the damage to the city of Erzincan that its old site was entirely abandoned and a new settlement was founded a little further to the north.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
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- ^ a b c d USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ "Historic Worldwide Earthquakes". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Erzincan, Turkey, 1939 December 26 23:57 UTC, Magnitude 7.8". Historic Earthquakes. USGS. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016.
- ^ ISSN 0264-3707.
- ^ Gürsoy, H.; Akpınar, Z.; Tatar, O.; Koçbulut, F.; Sezen, T.F.; Mesci, B.L.; Polat, A.; Kavak, K.Ş.; Tunçer, D.; Yaman, S. (November 2006). "1939 Erzincan depremi yüzey kırığı haritalama çalışmaları (Reşadiye batısı - Koyulhisar arası): ilk gözlemlere ait bulgular" (PDF) (in Turkish). Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi. pp. 2–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2009.
- ^ "The North Anatolian Fault". Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Columbia University. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ HAÇİN, İlhan (March 2014). "1939 ERZİNCAN BÜYÜK DEPREMİ". Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi.
- ^ "Major Turkish Earthquakes of the 20th Century". Buffalo, NY: MCEER. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00935.x. Retrieved 16 March 2021.)
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- S2CID 218814351.
- ^ "Erzincan depreminin 80.yıl dönümü! Büyük Erzincan depremi kaç şiddetinde oldu?". Sabah (in Turkish). 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Tsunami Türkiye'yi de vurmuş". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 30 January 2005. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- S2CID 52234859.
- ^ Flight, Tim (26 December 2018). "The Erzincan Earthquake killed around 33, 000 people on December 26th 1939". History Collection.
- ^ Ranguelov, Boyko. "The Erzincan 1939 Earthquake" (PDF). Second Balkan Geophysical Conference and Exhibition. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ISBN 978-0-7844-1071-4.
Further reading
- Yalciner, A. C.; Pelinovsky, E. N. (2004), "The Source Mechanism of 1939 Black Sea Tsunami", AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts, 2004: OS13A–06, Bibcode:2004AGUSMOS13A..06Y
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- 33 bin kişinin can verdiği Erzincan Depremi'nin acısı 82 yıldır dinmiyor - Anadolu Agency