1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake

Coordinates: 40°36′N 30°30′E / 40.6°N 30.5°E

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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 M_s
Epicenter	40°36′N 30°30′E / 40.6°N 30.5°E / 40.6; 30.5^[1]
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	MMI 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.

References

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

External links

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

v t e 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) †
1947	Gisborne (7.1, Mar 26) Wisconsin (n/a, May 6) Gisborne (7.1, May 17) Assam (7.3, Jul 29) Dustabad (6.9, Sep 23) ‡† Satipo (7.7, Nov 1) †
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