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Historic Earthquake
Kars Earthquake of 1900
12 July 1900 · Kars, Karakurt · Turkey
On 12 July 1900 at 06:25 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Turkey (Kars, Karakurt). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 225 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 140 people. 1,100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 12 July 1900
- Time
- 06:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 140
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,100
- Homes Damaged
- 900
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Aragats (97 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth