1912 Mürefte earthquake explained
| 1912 Mürefte earthquake |
| Timestamp: | 1912-08-09 01:29:03 |
| Isc-Event: | 16958205 |
| Anss-Url: | iscgem16958205 |
| Local-Time: | 03:29 |
| Depth: | 15 km[1] |
| Location: | 40.7°N 27.2°W[2] |
| Magnitude: | 7.4 [3] |
| Intensity: | [4] |
| Casualties: | 216–3000 |
The 1912 Mürefte earthquake occurred at 03:29 local time on 9 August. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, causing from 216–3000 casualties.[4] [5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: M 7.1 - 29 km SSE of Malkara, Turkey . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 6 July 2021.
- Ambraseys . N.N. . Jackson . J.A. . 2000 . Seismicity of the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) since 1500 . Geophysical Journal International . 141 . 3 . F1–F6 . 10.1046/j.1365-246x.2000.00137.x. 2000GeoJI.141F...1A . free .
- Aksoy . M.E. . Meghraoui . M. . Vallée . M. . Çakır . Z. . 2010 . Rupture characteristics of the A.D. 1912 Mürefte (Ganos) earthquake segment of the North Anatolian fault (western Turkey) . Geology . 38 . 11 . 991–994 . 10.1130/G31447.1. 2010Geo....38..991A .
- Web site: Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004 (Büyük Depremler). Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. Turkish. 28 August 2010.
- Significant Earthquake Information. NGDC . National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. . 1972. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. 10.7289/V5TD9V7K . 28 August 2010.
