1971 Bingöl earthquake

1971 Bingöl earthquake

Date	22 May 1971 (1971-05-22)
Magnitude	6.7 M_s
Depth	3 km
Epicenter	38°48′N 40°30′E / 38.80°N 40.50°E / 38.80; 40.50Coordinates: 38°48′N 40°30′E / 38.80°N 40.50°E / 38.80; 40.50^[1]
Areas affected	Turkey Bingöl
Max. intensity	VIII (Severe)
Casualties	1,000

The 1971 Bingöl earthquake occurred at 18:43 local time (16:43 UTC) on 22 May. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, killing about 1,000 people.

References

↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 23 January 2011.

Earthquakes in Turkey

Historical	AD 17 Lydia 115 Antioch 141 Lycia 262 SW Anatolia 526 Antioch 557 Constantinople 847 Damascus 1268 Cilicia 1509 Constantinople 1653 East Smyrna 1688 Smyrna 1855 Bursa 1859 Erzurum 1881 Chios 1894 Istanbul 1903 Manzikert 1912 Mürefte 1914 Burdur

Contemporary	1924 Pasinler 1926 Kars 1930 Salmas 1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands 1935 Digor 1938 Kırşehir 1939 Erzincan 1941 Van–Erciş 1942 Niksar–Erbaa 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek 1943 Tosya–Ladik 1944 Bolu–Gerede 1946 Varto–Hınıs 1949 Karlıova 1951 Kurşunlu 1952 Hasankale 1953 Yenice–Gönen 1957 Fethiye 1957 Abant 1966 Varto 1967 Mudurnu 1970 Gediz 1971 Bingöl 1975 Lice 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye 1983 Erzurum 1983 Biga 1992 Erzincan 1995 Dinar 1998 Adana–Ceyhan 1999 Izmit 1999 Düzce 2003 Bingöl 2010 Elazığ 2011 Kütahya 2011 Van 2014 Aegean Sea

← Earthquakes in 1971 →

San Fernando (6.5–6.7, Feb 9) † Bingöl (6.7, May 22)†‡ Solomon Islands (8.0/8.1, July 14/26)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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