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Historic Earthquake
Burdur Earthquake 1971
12 May 1971 · Burdur · Turkey
On 12 May 1971 at 06:25 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Turkey (Burdur), at a depth of 23 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 136 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 56 people and injured 150.
- Date
- 12 May 1971
- Time
- 06:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 23 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 56
- Injuries
- 150
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Kula volcano (156 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1969Alaşehir Earthquake of 1969 · M 6.553 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 1955Soke, Aydin · M 6.623 deaths
- 1928İzmir–Torbalı Earthquake of 1928 · M 6.5170 deaths
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
- 1914Burdur, Kilinc · M 7.04,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth