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Historic Earthquake
1942 Turkey Earthquake
21 November 1942 · Kastamonu, Kargi · Turkey
On 21 November 1942 at 14:01 UTC, an earthquake struck Turkey (Kastamonu, Kargi). It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 99 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 17 people.
- Date
- 21 November 1942
- Time
- 14:01 UTC
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 deaths
- 1968Bartın Earthquake of 1968 · M 6.624 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
- 1938Kırşehir Earthquake of 1938 · M 6.6224 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