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Historic Earthquake
Kurşunlu Earthquake of 1951
13 August 1951 · Kursunlu · Turkey
On 13 August 1951 at 18:33 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey (Kursunlu). It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 24 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 54 people and injured 150.
- Date
- 13 August 1951
- Time
- 18:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 54
- Injuries
- 150
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1943Tosya–Ladik Earthquake of 1943 · M 7.54,020 deaths
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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