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Historic Earthquake
Suşehri–Sivas Earthquake of 1929
18 May 1929 · Susehri · Turkey
On 18 May 1929 at 06:37 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Turkey (Susehri), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 79 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 64 people.
- Date
- 18 May 1929
- Time
- 06:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 64
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
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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