M 6.8 earthquake – 14 km NE of Varto, Turkey
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Local time: Aug 19, 1966 · 14:22 (UTC+2)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.8moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 39.269, 41.56814 km from Varto
- Energy released
- 239 kilotons of TNTabout 16 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 8.4max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 4M2.5+ within 56 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 711USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1939
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Dec 26, 1939.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 239 kilotons of TNT, 501 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
4 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 56 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Turkey.
- 7.8 20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey Dec 26, 1939
- 7.3 31 km WNW of Seyah Cheshmeh, Iran Nov 24, 1976
- 7.1 27 km NNE of Van, Turkey Oct 23, 2011
- 6.9 18 km ESE of Pasinler, Turkey Sep 13, 1924
- 6.8 10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia Dec 7, 1988
- 6.8 27 km E of Narman, Turkey Oct 30, 1983
- 6.8 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Dec 4, 1905
- 6.8 14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey Aug 17, 1949