1929 Suşehri Earthquake
The 1929 Suşehri earthquake affected Sivas Province, Turkey on 18 May at 06:37 UTC. The moment magnitude 6.3 shock centered north of Suşehri had a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi). The New York Times reported 64 deaths and 72 injuries from 74 villages affected by the earthquake. The worst affected towns were Karahisar and Suşehri. A total of 1,357 buildings were damaged across 20 villages. All public buildings and many homes in Suşehri were damaged and unsuitable for living.
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References
- ^ ISC (2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904-2018), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre, doi:10.31905/D808B825
- ^ Demirtaş, Ramazan (2019). Kuzey Anadolu Fay Sistemi Diri Fayları ve Deprem Etkinlikleri Paleosismolojik Çalışmalar ve Gelecek Deprem Potansiyelleri [Northern Anatolian Fault System Active Faults and Earthquake Activities Paleoseismological Studies and Future Earthquake Potentials] (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.36608.69125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2021.
- ^ "64 ARE REPORTED DEAD IN QUAKE IN TURKEY; Seventy-two Are Hurt and 1,357 Houses Are Ruined Near Sivas, Angora Says". The New York Times. 27 May 1929. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Büyük depremler" [Major earthquakes]. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 December 2023.