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Historic Earthquake
1966 Turkey Earthquake
7 March 1966 · Varto, Mus · Turkey
On 7 March 1966 at 01:16 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Turkey (Varto, Mus), at a depth of 38 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 10 people.
- Date
- 7 March 1966
- Time
- 01:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 38 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (74 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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