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| title = 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
| title = 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
| date = {{Start date|1951|08|13}}
| timestamp = 1951-08-13 18:33:38
| isc-event = 894620
| anss-url = iscgem894620
| local-date = {{Start date|1951|08|13|df=yes}}
| local-time = 20:33
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| location = {{coord|40.88|32.87|display=inline,title}}<ref>Toksöz, p. 1263</ref>
| location = {{coord|40.88|32.87|display=inline,title}}<ref name=Toksoz/>
| magnitude = 6.9 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]<ref>Toksöz, p. 1263</ref>
| magnitude = 6.9 {{M|s|link=y}}<ref name=Toksoz/>
| intensity = IX (MM)<ref>NEMC</ref>
| intensity = {{MMI|IX}}<ref name=NEMC/>
| countries affected = {{flag|Turkey}}
| countries affected = [[Turkey]]
| casualties = 50|}}
| casualties = 50 killed, 3,354 injured<ref name=NEMC/>
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The '''1951 Kurşunlu earthquake''' occurred at about 18:33 GMT (20:33 local time)on August 13, 1951, near [[Kurşunlu]], [[Çankırı Province]], [[Central Anatolia Region]], [[Turkey]].<ref>Toksöz, p.1263</ref> The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the [[North Anatolian Fault]] since 1939.
The '''1951 Kurşunlu earthquake''' occurred at 18:33 GMT (20:33 local time) on 13 August near [[Kurşunlu]], [[Çankırı Province]], [[Central Anatolia Region]], [[Turkey]].<ref name=Toksoz/> The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the [[North Anatolian Fault]] since 1939.


It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the [[surface wave magnitude]] scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]]There were 50 casualties and 3354 injuries.<ref>NEMC</ref>
It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the [[surface-wave magnitude]] scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (''Violent'') on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]]. There were 50 casualties and 3,354 injuries.

==See also==
* [[List of earthquakes in 1951]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Turkey]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
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<ref name=NEMC>{{cite web|url=http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/|title=Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900&ndash;2004 (Büyük Depremler)|last=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi|language=tr}}</ref>
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<ref name=Toksoz>{{cite journal|last=Toksöz|first=M.N.|author2=Shakal A.F.|author3=Michael A.J.|year=1979|title=Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault zone and seismic gaps|journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics|volume=117|issue=6|page=1263|doi=10.1007/BF00876218|bibcode = 1979PApGe.117.1258T|s2cid=186224522|url=https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/624}}</ref>
}}


==Sources==
==External links==
*{{EQ-isc-link|894620}}
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* <cite id="Toksöz">{{cite journal|last=Toksöz|first=M.N.|coauthors=Shakal A.F. & Michael A.J.|year=1979|title=Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault zone and seismic gaps|journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics|volume=117|issue=6|pages=1258–1270|doi=10.1007/BF00876218
|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/x635337423vq4wux/fulltext.pdf}}</cite>
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* <cite id="NEMC">{{cite web|url=http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/|title=Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900&ndash;2004 (Büyük Depremler)|last=Boğaziçi Üniversitesi|language=Turkish|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</cite>


{{Earthquakes in Turkey}}
{{Earthquakes in Turkey}}


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[[Category:Earthquakes in Turkey]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Turkey|1951 Kursunlu]]
[[Category:1951 earthquakes]]
[[Category:1951 earthquakes]]
[[Category:1951 in Turkey]]
[[Category:1951 in Turkey]]
[[Category:History of Çankırı Province]]
[[Category:History of Çankırı Province]]
[[Category:August 1951 events in Asia]]
[[Category:1951 disasters in Turkey]]




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Latest revision as of 03:43, 26 October 2024

1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
1951 Kurşunlu earthquake is located in Turkey
1951 Kurşunlu earthquake
UTC time1951-08-13 18:33:38
ISC event894620
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date13 August 1951 (1951-08-13)
Local time20:33
Magnitude6.9 Ms[1]
Epicenter40°53′N 32°52′E / 40.88°N 32.87°E / 40.88; 32.87[1]
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties50 killed, 3,354 injured[2]

The 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake occurred at 18:33 GMT (20:33 local time) on 13 August near Kurşunlu, Çankırı Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey.[1] The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939.

It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. There were 50 casualties and 3,354 injuries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Toksöz, M.N.; Shakal A.F.; Michael A.J. (1979). "Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault zone and seismic gaps". Pure and Applied Geophysics. 117 (6): 1263. Bibcode:1979PApGe.117.1258T. doi:10.1007/BF00876218. S2CID 186224522.
  2. ^ a b Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004 (Büyük Depremler)" (in Turkish).
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