1924 Pasinler earthquake

1924 Pasinler earthquake

UTC  time	1924-09-13 14:34:15
ISC  event	911110
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	13 September 1924 (1924-09-13)
Local time	16:34
Magnitude	6.8 Ms [1]
Epicenter	40°00′N42°00′E / 40.0°N 42.0°E / 40.0; 42.0
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent) [2]
Casualties	60 deaths

The 1924 Pasinler earthquake occurred at 16:34 local time on 13 September in Pasinler, Erzurum, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 60 deaths.

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1924
• List of earthquakes in Turkey

References

1. NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
2. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004 (Büyük Depremler)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.

External links

• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.