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Historic Earthquake
Adapazarı–Hendek Earthquake of 1943
20 June 1943 · Hendek, Adapazari · Turkey
On 20 June 1943 at 15:32 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Turkey (Hendek, Adapazari), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 24 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 285 people.
- Date
- 20 June 1943
- Time
- 15:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 285
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth