The 1935 Digor earthquake occurred on 1 May at Digor, Kars in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a moment magnitude of 6.1 and caused 540 fatalities.
UTC time | 1935-05-01 10:24:44 |
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ISC event | 904257 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 1 May 1935 |
Local time | 12:24 |
Magnitude | 6.1 Mw[1] |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 40°34′N 43°25′E / 40.57°N 43.42°E[1] |
Areas affected | Turkey |
Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[2] |
Casualties | 540 deaths[3] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ Bikçe, Murat (2016). "A database for fatalities and damages due to the earthquakes in Turkey (1900–2014)". Natural Hazards. 83 (3). Table 2 List of the earthquakes causing fatalities and damage occurring between 1900 and 2014 in Turkey. Bibcode:2016NatHa..83.1359B. doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2397-7. ISSN 0921-030X. S2CID 133563941.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K