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Historic Earthquake
1945 Turkey Earthquake
29 July 1945 · Van, Bolgesi · Turkey
On 29 July 1945 at 08:56 UTC, an earthquake struck Turkey (Van, Bolgesi). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 71 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 300 people.
- Date
- 29 July 1945
- Time
- 08:56 UTC
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Homes Damaged
- 2,000
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (95 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 19881988 Spitak Earthquake · M 6.825,000 deaths
- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 19661966 Varto Earthquake · M 6.82,394 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
- 1930Hakkari Earthquake of 1930 · M 7.12,539 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth