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Historic Earthquake
Kırşehir Earthquake of 1938
19 April 1938 · Kirsehir · Turkey
On 19 April 1938 at 10:59 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Kirsehir), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 170 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 224 people.
- Date
- 19 April 1938
- Time
- 10:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 224
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex (159 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1951Kurşunlu Earthquake of 1951 · M 6.754 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1943Tosya–Ladik Earthquake of 1943 · M 7.54,020 deaths
- 1942Niksar–Erbaa Earthquake of 1942 · M 7.01,000 deaths
- 1916Turkey · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth