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Historic Earthquake
Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944
1 February 1944 · Turkey
On 1 February 1944 at 03:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Turkey, at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 2,381 people. It is the 87th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 1 February 1944
- Time
- 03:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,381
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 deaths
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
- 1968Bartın Earthquake of 1968 · M 6.624 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1951Kurşunlu Earthquake of 1951 · M 6.754 deaths
- 1943Tosya–Ladik Earthquake of 1943 · M 7.54,020 deaths
- 1938Kırşehir Earthquake of 1938 · M 6.6224 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth