1966 Varto earthquake

The 1966 Varto earthquake occurred on 19 August with a moment magnitude of 6.8 a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 2,394 were killed and up to 1,500 people were injured in the town of Varto and Hınıs in the Muş Province of eastern Turkey.

1966 Varto earthquake

UTC time	1966-08-19 12:22:12
ISC event	844692
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	19 August 1966 (1966-08-19)
Local time	14:22:12
Magnitude	6.8 Mw [1]
Depth	24.7 km (15 mi) [1]
Epicenter	39.24°N 41.57°E / 39.24; 41.57 [1]
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)[2]
Casualties	2,394–3,000 dead [2] 1,420–1,500 injured [2]

The earthquake devastated all the structures in Varto.^[3][4] This disaster was preceded by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that hit Varto on 7 March 1966 killing 14 and wounding 75 people.^[5]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1966
• List of earthquakes in Turkey
• North Anatolian Fault

References

1. ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
2. USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
3. Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
4. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900–2004" (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 January 2011.
5. (in Turkish)

External links

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