1952 Hasankale earthquake
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| UTC time | 1952-01-03 06:03:55 |
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| ISC event | 892350 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 3 January 1952 |
| Local time | 08:03:55 |
| Magnitude | 5.8 Ms |
| Epicenter | 39°54′N 41°42′E / 39.9°N 41.7°E[1] |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[2] |
| Casualties | 41 |
The 1952 Hasankale earthquake occurred at 08:03 local time on 3 January in
Mercalli intensity scale, causing 41 casualties. This spot has been the subject of studies due to the amount of earthquakes that occur in Turkey. 17% of earthquakes, globally, occur in this area. This is because the Alpide belt crosses through Turkey.[3] The earthquakes are cause when the plates try to slide past each other on a transform boundary.[4]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mitchell, William A. (1981). "Earthquakes in Turkey: Reconstruction Problems, Damage Prediction, and Recover Forecasting for Earthen Structures" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "earthquake | geology". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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