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Historic Earthquake
1943 Turkey Earthquake
5 December 1943 · Anatolia, Ne · Turkey
On 5 December 1943, an earthquake struck Turkey (Anatolia, Ne). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 34 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 550 people.
- Date
- 5 December 1943
- Deaths
- 550
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 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