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Historic Earthquake
1939 Turkey Earthquake
21 November 1939 · Erzincan · Turkey
On 21 November 1939 at 08:43 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Turkey (Erzincan), at a depth of 80 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 13 people.
- Date
- 21 November 1939
- Time
- 08:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 80 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (196 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 1992Erzincan Earthquake of 1992 · M 6.9653 deaths
- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
- 1939Erzincan Earthquake of 1939 · M 7.832,700 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
- 1916Turkey · M 7.0
- 1905Caucasus · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth