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1935 Digor earthquake

1935 Digor earthquake
1935 Digor earthquake is located in Turkey
1935 Digor earthquake
Location within Turkey
UTC time
  • 1935-05-01 10:24:44
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Local date
  • 1 May 1935 (1935-05-01)
Local time
  • 12:24
Magnitude
Depth
  • 10 km (6.2 mi)[1]
Epicenter40°34′N 43°25′E / 40.57°N 43.42°E / 40.57; 43.42[1]
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[2]
Casualties540 deaths[3]

The 1935 Digor earthquake occurred on 1 May at Digor, Kars in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It had a moment magnitude of 6.1 and caused 540 fatalities.

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. Bikçe, Murat (2016). "A database for fatalities and damages due to the earthquakes in Turkey (1900–2014)". Natural Hazards. 83 (3). Table 2 List of the earthquakes causing fatalities and damage occurring between 1900 and 2014 in Turkey. Bibcode:2016NatHa..83.1359B. doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2397-7. ISSN 0921-030X. S2CID 133563941.
  3. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K, archived from the original on September 29, 2006