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Historic Earthquake
1966 Turkey Earthquake
12 July 1966 · Bagici · Turkey
On 12 July 1966 at 00:04 UTC, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Bagici), at a depth of 64 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 24 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 12 people and injured 20.
- Date
- 12 July 1966
- Time
- 00:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.6
- Depth
- 64 km
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 20
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (85 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
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- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
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- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth