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Erzincan earthquake of 1939
1939 CE · Turkey, Asia · Disaster
An earthquake struck Turkey's eastern Erzincan Province at 1:57:23 a. m. on 27 December 1939 local time with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7. 8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). It is tied with the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes as the most powerful earthquake in Turkey to be recorded by instruments.
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