What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1943
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 40.50° N, 30.52° E
- Deaths
- 285
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 15
1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
The 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake occurred at 17:32 local time on 20 June in Sakarya Province, Turkey. It registered 6.6 on the surface-wave magnitude scale with a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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