What the records say
- When
- 28 Mar 1969
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 38.60° N, 28.40° E
- Deaths
- 53
- Depth km
- 9
1969 Alaşehir earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
The 1969 Alaşehir earthquake occurred on March 28 at 03:48 local time near the city of Alaşehir in Turkey's Manisa Province. The Mw 6.8 earthquake struck at 10 km (6.2 mi) depth. It had a MSK 64 intensity of VIII (Destructive). At least 53 people were killed in the earthquake.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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