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Historic Earthquake
1946 Turkey Earthquake
21 February 1946 · Iigin, Konya · Turkey
On 21 February 1946 at 15:43 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Iigin, Konya), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 275 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 12 people.
- Date
- 21 February 1946
- Time
- 15:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1969Alaşehir Earthquake of 1969 · M 6.553 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1938Kırşehir Earthquake of 1938 · M 6.6224 deaths
- 1914Burdur, Kilinc · M 7.04,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth