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| UTC time | 1914-10-03 22:07:07 |
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| ISC event | 914008 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | October 4, 1914 |
| Local time | 00:07 |
| Magnitude | 7.0 Ms[1] |
| Epicenter | 37°49′N 30°16′E / 37.82°N 30.27°E |
| Areas affected | Ottoman Empire |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) [2] |
| Casualties | 2,344[3] |
The 1914 Burdur earthquake (also called the Afyon-Bolvadin earthquake) occurred at 00:07 local time (22:07 UTC) on 4 October. It was estimated to be 7.0 on the surface wave magnitude scale with a maximum intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was centered near Lake Burdur in southwestern Anatolia and the mainshock and subsequent fire destroyed more than 17,000 homes,[1] and caused 2,344 casualties.
- ^ a b NGDC. "Significant Earthquake Information". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ozer, N. (2006). "New information on earthquake history of the Aksehir-Afyon Graben System, Turkey, since the second half of 18th century" (PDF). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 6 (6). European Geosciences Union: 1020. Bibcode:2006NHESS...6.1017O. doi:10.5194/nhess-6-1017-2006.