}}The 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake occurred at 18:33 GMT (20:33 local time) on 13 August near Kurşunlu, Çankırı Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey.[1] The earthquake was one of a series of major and intermediate quakes that have occurred in modern times along the North Anatolian Fault since 1939.
It had a magnitude of 6.9 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. There were 50 casualties and 3,354 injuries.
See also
- List of earthquakes in 1951
- List of earthquakes in Turkey
References
1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal|last=Toksöz|first=M.N.|author2=Shakal A.F.|author3=Michael A.J.|year=1979|title=Space-time migration of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault zone and seismic gaps|journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics|volume=117|issue=6|page=1263|doi=10.1007/BF00876218|url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/x635337423vq4wux/fulltext.pdf|bibcode = 1979PApGe.117.1258T}}
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