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Historic Earthquake
1940 Turkey Earthquake
20 February 1940 · Kayseri, Develi · Turkey
On 20 February 1940, an earthquake struck Turkey (Kayseri, Develi). It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 158 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 37 people.
- Date
- 20 February 1940
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 37
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Erciyes Volcanic Complex (15 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1942Niksar–Erbaa Earthquake of 1942 · M 7.01,000 deaths
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- 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