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Historic Earthquake
1903 Turkey Earthquake
28 May 1903 · Varginis, Cardahli · Turkey
On 28 May 1903 at 03:58 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Turkey (Varginis, Cardahli). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 249 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 1,000 people.
- Date
- 28 May 1903
- Time
- 03:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Samsari Volcanic Center (110 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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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