What the records say
- When
- 6 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 39.51° N, 26.59° E
- Deaths
- 30
- Houses destroyed
- 5500
- Intensity mmi
- 9
1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
The 1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake occurred on October 6 at 05:34:48 local time in Balıkesir Province, Turkey. It measured 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) and occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 mi). The normal-faulting event had a maximum MSK-64 intensity of IX. A total of 73 people died and 275 others were injured.
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