1967 Mudurnu earthquake

1967 Mudurnu earthquake
1967 Mudurnu earthquake is located in Turkey
1967 Mudurnu earthquake
UTC time1967-07-22 16:57:00
ISC event833573
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date22 July 1967 (1967-07-22)
Local time18:57
Magnitude7.4 Mw[1] 7.1 Ms[2]
Depth33.0 km[3]
Epicenter40°40′N 30°41′E / 40.67°N 30.69°E / 40.67; 30.69[4]
TypeOblique slip
Areas affectedTurkey
Max. intensityMMI X (Extreme)[5]
Casualties86 dead

The 1967 Mudurnu earthquake or more correctly, the 1967 Mudurnu Valley earthquake occurred at about 18:57 local time on 22 July near Mudurnu, Bolu Province, north-western Turkey.[6] The magnitude 7.4 Mw[7] earthquake (but only 6.0 on the mb scale.[8]) was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939.[9]

  1. ^ ANSS: Mudurnu 1967 (accessed 2018-04-05).
  2. ^ Ambraseys et al. 1968, p. 14.
  3. ^ ISC-EHB Event 833573 [IRIS].
  4. ^ ISC-EHB Event 833573 [IRIS].
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ambraseys1988 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Ambraseys et al. 1968, p. 14.
  7. ^ ANSS: Mudurnu 1967 .
  8. ^ ISC-EHB Event 833573 [IRIS]. The difference is due to differences in what each scale measures.
  9. ^ Toksöz, Shakal & Michael 1979, p. 1261.