Earthquake — Turkey: Bingol

When

1 May 2003

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.4

Where

Turkey

Coordinates

39.01° N, 40.46° E

Deaths

177

Injuries

521

Houses destroyed

718

Depth km

10

An earthquake hit eastern Turkey with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) on 1 May 2003 at 03:27 local time. The epicenter of this strike-slip earthquake was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of the city of Bingöl. At least 177 people were killed and 3,305 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “2003 Bingöl earthquake: A 6.4 earthquake strikes in Bingöl, Turkey, killing 177 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “2003 Bingöl depremi: Bingöl'de 03.27'de meydana gelen 6.4 Mw büyüklüğündeki depremde 176 kişi öldü, 520 kişi yaralandı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “un terremoto de 6,4 sacude la provincia de Bingol dejando un saldo de 177 muertes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page