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Historic Earthquake
Abant Earthquake of 1957
26 May 1957 · Abant · Turkey
On 26 May 1957 at 06:33 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Turkey (Abant), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 13 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 52 people.
- Date
- 26 May 1957
- Time
- 06:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 52
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 deaths
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1964Manyas Earthquake of 1964 · M 6.819 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1943Tosya–Ladik Earthquake of 1943 · M 7.54,020 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth