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Historic Earthquake
1966 Varto Earthquake
19 August 1966 · Varto · Turkey
On 19 August 1966 at 12:22 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Turkey (Varto), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 2,394 people. It is the 86th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 19 August 1966
- Time
- 12:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 24 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,394
- Estimated Damage
- 20 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (86 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 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