Earthquake — Turkey: Yenice, Onon

When

18 Mar 1953

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.3

Where

Turkey

Coordinates

40.17° N, 27.65° E

Deaths

1070

Damage musd

3.57

Depth km

10

Earthquake in the Marmara region, Turkey

The 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake occurred at 21:06 local time on 18 March in the province of Çanakkale and Balıkesir in the Marmara region at western Turkey. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused widespread damage, killing 1,070 and causing damage that was estimated at US$3,570,000 repair value.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Yenice–Gönen earthquake affects western Turkey, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (violent), causing at least 1,070 deaths”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la región de Mármara se registra un terremoto de 7,5 que deja más de 1000 muertos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page