UTC time | 1967-07-22 16:57:00 |
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ISC event | 833573 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 22 July 1967 |
Local time | 18:57 |
Magnitude | 7.4 Mw[1] 7.1 Ms[2] |
Depth | 33.0 km[3] |
Epicenter | 40°40′N 30°41′E / 40.67°N 30.69°E[4] |
Type | Oblique slip |
Areas affected | Turkey |
Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme)[5] |
Casualties | 86 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]
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