1983 Biga earthquake

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1983 Biga earthquake
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UTC  time1983-07-05 12:01:30
ISC  event 571502
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date5 July 1983 (1983-07-05)
Local time15:01:30 EEST
Magnitude6.1 Ms
Depth10 km
Epicenter 40°19′26″N27°13′19″E / 40.324°N 27.222°E / 40.324; 27.222 [1]
TypeStrike-slip [2]
Areas affected Turkey
Biga
Max. intensity MMI IX (Violent)
LandslidesYes
Casualties5 dead, 30 injured

The 1983 Biga earthquake hit northwestern Turkey on 5 July 1983. It measured 6.1 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and was felt as far away as eastern Greece. The United States Geological Survey listed the earthquake among the "Significant Earthquakes of the World" for 1983. [3]

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Geology

The Biga Peninsula is an area marked by active faults including strike-slip movement and en echelon divergent basins.

The earthquake was preceded by a foreshock nearly a year prior, and was followed by aftershock clusters.

Damage

Five people died [3] and 30 were injured. Several houses collapsed, an additional 85 damaged, water mains broke and windows shattered. [4] [5] Among the dead was a farmer who was crushed by a collapsing roof. [6] It also caused panic as far away as Istanbul and in eastern Greece. In Istanbul, there was some damage and people fled onto the streets. [4] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. ↑ PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, 4 September 2009
  3. 1 2 3 "Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1983". United States Geological Survey. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "30 hurt in Turkish quake". The Daily News . p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "110 yılda 56 büyük deprem" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Quake toll up". Regina Leader-Post . p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

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