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
The surface wave magnitude (M_s) scale is one of the magnitude scales used in seismology to describe the size of an earthquake. It is based on measurements of Rayleigh surface waves that travel along the uppermost layers of the Earth. This ma ...
scale with a maximum intensity of IX (''Violent'') on the
Mercalli intensity scale
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...
.
See also
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List of earthquakes in 1943
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List of earthquakes in Turkey
References
External links
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1943 Adapazari
1943 earthquakes
1943 in Turkey
History of Sakarya Province
June 1943 events
1943 disasters in Turkey
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