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Historic Earthquake
1941 Türkiye Earthquake
12 November 1941 · Erzincan · Turkey
On 12 November 1941 at 10:04 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Turkey (Erzincan), at a depth of 70 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 15 people.
- Date
- 12 November 1941
- Time
- 10:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 70 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 15
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 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
- 1942Niksar–Erbaa Earthquake of 1942 · M 7.01,000 deaths
- 1939Erzincan Earthquake of 1939 · M 7.832,700 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 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