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1955 Turkey Earthquake
16 July 1955 · Soke, Aydin · Turkey
On 16 July 1955 at 07:07 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Soke, Aydin), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 88 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 23 people.
- Date
- 16 July 1955
- Time
- 07:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 23
- Homes Damaged
- 470
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nisyros (115 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
- 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