1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake explained

1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake
Timestamp:	1944-02-01 03:22:40
Isc-Event:	899277
Anss-Url:	iscgem899277
Local-Time:	05:22:40
Location:	41.4°N 32.7°W^[1]
Magnitude:	7.5
Intensity:	– ^[2]
Countries Affected:	Turkey
Casualties:	3,959 dead
Damage:	20,865 houses destroyed

The 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake occurred at 05:22 local time on 1 February. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of IX - X (Violent–Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It ruptured part of the North Anatolian Fault, forming part of a progressive sequence of events that generally migrated westwards along the fault zone, starting with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake.^[3]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1944
• List of earthquakes in Turkey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comments for the Significant Earthquake. NGDC. 28 August 2010.
2. 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.
3. Progressive failure on the North Anatolian fault since 1939 by earthquake stress triggering. R. S.. Stein. Ross Stein. A. A.. Barka. Aykut Barka. J. H.. Dieterich. 1997. Geophysical Journal International. 128. 3. 594–604. 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1997.tb05321.x. 1997GeoJI.128..594S. free.