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| UTC time | 1944-02-01 03:22:40 |
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| ISC event | 899277 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 1 February 1944 (1944-02-01) |
| Local time | 05:22:40 |
| Magnitude | 7.5 Mw |
| Epicenter | 41°24′N 32°42′E / 41.4°N 32.7°E / 41.4; 32.7 |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Total damage | 20,865 houses destroyed |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) – MMI X (Extreme) |
| Casualties | 3,959 dead |
The 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake occurred at 05:22 local time on 1 February. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 Mw and a maximum felt intensity of IX–X (Violent–Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It ruptured part of the North Anatolian Fault, forming part of a progressive sequence of events that generally migrated westwards along the fault zone, starting with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake.
See also
References
- ^ Stein, R. S.; Barka, A. A.; Dieterich, J. H. (1997). "Progressive failure on the North Anatolian fault since 1939 by earthquake stress triggering". Geophysical Journal International. 128 (3): 594–604. Bibcode:1997GeoJI.128..594S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1997.tb05321.x.
- 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.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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