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Historic Earthquake
1925 Turkey Earthquake
9 January 1925 · Ardahan · Turkey
On 9 January 1925 at 17:38 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Turkey (Ardahan). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 281 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 200 people.
- Date
- 9 January 1925
- Time
- 17:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 200
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Samsari Volcanic Center (84 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 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