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Historic Earthquake
Ceyhan Earthquake of 1952
22 October 1952 · Ceyhan, Misis · Turkey
On 22 October 1952 at 17:00 UTC, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Turkey (Ceyhan, Misis). It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 89 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 20 people.
- Date
- 22 October 1952
- Time
- 17:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 20
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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