1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey

1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake

UTC time| 1943-06-20 15:32:53
ISC event| 899896
USGS-ANSS| ComCat
Local date| 20 June 1943 (1943-06-20)
Local time| 17:32
Magnitude| 6.6 Ms
Epicenter| 40°36′N 30°30′E﻿ / ﻿40.6°N 30.5°E﻿ / 40.6; 30.5[1]
Areas affected| Turkey
Max. intensity| IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties| 336

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.

## See also[edit]

* List of earthquakes in 1943
* List of earthquakes in Turkey

## References[edit]

1. ^ IISEE. "Search parameters page". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 31 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[edit]

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

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Earthquakes in the 1940s

1940|

* El Centro (6.9, May 18)
* Lima (8.2, May 24)†
* Shakotan (7.5, Aug 1)
* Vrancea (7.7, Nov 10) †‡
* New Hampshire (5.3 & 5.6, Dec 20 & Dec 24)

1941|

* Sa'dah (5.8, Jan 11) †‡
* Colima (7.7, Apr 15) †
* Andaman Islands (7.7–8.1, June 26)
* Van–Erciş (5.9, Sept 10) †
* Hyūga-nada (8.0, Nov 18)
* Gloria Fault (8.0, Nov 25)
* Chungpu (7.1, Dec 17) †

1942|

* Ecuador (7.9, May 14) †
* Wairarapa, New Zealand (7.2, June 24) †
* Guatemala (7.7, Aug 6) †
* Peru (8.2, Aug 24) †
* Niksar–Erbaa, Turkey (7.0, Dec 20) †‡

1943|

* Ovalle (7.9–8.3, April 6)
* Alahan Panjang (7.2 & 7.5, June 8 & 9)
* Adapazarı–Hendek (6.6, June 20) †
* Central Java (7.0, July 23) †
* Tottori (7.0, Sept 10) †
* Tosya–Ladik (7.5, Nov 26) ‡†

1944|

* San Juan (6.7–.7.8, Jan 15) †‡
* Bolu–Gerede (7.5, Feb 1) †
* Cornwall–Massena (5.8, Sept 5)
* Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik (6.7, Oct 6) †
* Tōnankai (8.1, Dec 5) †

1946|

* Valais (6.1, January 25)
* Aleutian Islands (8.6, April 1) †
* Varto–Hınıs (5.9, May 31) †
* Vancouver Island (7.3, June 23)
* Dominican Republic (8.1, Aug 4) ‡†
* Sagaing (8.0, 7.8, Sep 12)
* Kyrgyzstan (7.6, Nov 2)
* Peru (6.8, Nov 10) †
* Hsinhua (6.1, Dec 5) †
* Nankai (8.1, Dec 21) †

1948|

* Lady Caycay (8.2, Jan 25) †
* Litang (7.2, May 25) †
* Fukui (6.8, June 28) †
* Salta (7.0, Aug 25)
* Ashgabat (7.3, Oct 5) ‡†
* Desert Hot Springs (6.3, Dec 4)

1949|

* Olympia (6.7, April 13)
* Khait (7.4, July 10) ‡†
* Ambato (6.8, Aug 5) †
* Karlıova (6.7, Aug 17) †
* Queen Charlotte Islands (8.1, Aug 22)
* Tierra del Fuego (7.8, Dec 17)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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Earthquakes in Turkey

Historical|

* AD 17 Lydia
* 115 Antioch
* 141 Lycia
* 262 SW Anatolia
* 447 Constantinople
* 526 Antioch
* 557 Constantinople
* 840 Erzurum
* 847 Damascus
* 1114 Marash
* 1269 Cilicia
* 1509 Constantinople
* 1513 Marash
* 1598 Amasya–Çorum
* 1653 East Smyrna
* 1668 North Anatolia
* 1688 Smyrna
* 1766 Istanbul
* 1766 Marmara
* 1840 Ahora
* 1855 Bursa
* 1856 Heraklion
* 1859 Erzurum
* 1866 Bingöl
* 1872 Antioch
* 1875 Dinar
* 1881 Chios
* 1883 Çeşme
* 1893 Malatya
* 1894 Istanbul
* 1898 Balıkesir
* 1899 Aydın–Denizli
* 1903 Manzikert
* 1912 Mürefte
* 1914 Burdur
* 1919 Ayvalık

Contemporary|

* 1924 Pasinler
* 1926 Kars
* 1929 Suşehri
* 1930 Salmas
* 1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands
* 1935 Digor
* 1938 Kırşehir
* 1939 Erzincan
* 1941 Van–Erciş
* 1942 Niksar–Erbaa
* 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek
* 1943 Tosya–Ladik
* 1944 Bolu–Gerede
* 1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik
* 1946 Varto–Hınıs
* 1949 Karlıova
* 1951 Kurşunlu
* 1952 Hasankale
* 1953 Yenice–Gönen
* 1957 Fethiye
* 1957 Abant
* 1964 Manyas
* 1966 Varto
* 1967 Mudurnu
* 1968 Bartın
* 1969 Alaşehir
* 1970 Gediz
* 1971 Bingöl
* 1975 Lice
* 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye
* 1983 Erzurum
* 1983 Biga
* 1986 Malatya
* 1992 Erzincan
* 1995 Dinar
* 1998 Adana–Ceyhan
* 1999 İzmit
* 1999 Düzce
* 2002 Afyon
* 2003 Bingöl
* 2004 Doğubayazıt
* 2010 Elazığ
* 2011 Kütahya
* 2011 Van
* 2014 Aegean Sea
* 2017 Aegean Sea
* 2019 Istanbul
* 2020 Elazığ
* 2020 Van
* 2020 Bingöl
* 2020 Aegean Sea
* 2022 Düzce
* 2023 Gaziantep–Kahramanmaraş

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