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Historic Earthquake
Alaşehir Earthquake of 1969
28 March 1969 · Alasehir, Sarigol · Turkey
On 28 March 1969 at 01:48 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Turkey (Alasehir, Sarigol), at a depth of 9 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 53 people.
- Date
- 28 March 1969
- Time
- 01:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 9 km
- Deaths
- 53
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Kula volcano (11 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
- 1914Burdur, Kilinc · M 7.04,000 deaths
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth