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Historic Earthquake
Bartın Earthquake of 1968
3 September 1968 · Bartin, Amasra · Turkey
On 3 September 1968 at 08:19 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Bartin, Amasra), at a depth of 38 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 105 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 24 people and injured 200. 2,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 3 September 1968
- Time
- 08:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 38 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 200
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,000
- Homes Damaged
- 2,000
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth