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Historic Earthquake
Palu Earthquake of 1977
25 March 1977 · Turkey
On 25 March 1977 at 02:39 UTC, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Turkey, at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 27 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 30 people.
- Date
- 25 March 1977
- Time
- 02:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Depth
- 21 km
- Deaths
- 30
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Karaca Dağ (100 km)
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Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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