Knowledge (XXG)

1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake

Source 📝

30: 37: 305:
at the north and south ends of the gulf. The earthquake was associated with a rupture on the Edremit Fault; an east northeast–west southwest trending, high-angle normal fault at the northern edge of the gulf. The total length of the surface rupture was 38 km (24 mi), with the eastern half
326:
The earthquake lasted 20–25 seconds, destroying at affecting at least 5,500 homes. More than 2,200 homes mainly constructed out of masonry were demolished. A further 3,100 homes were heavily damaged. In the villages of Hayrettinpasa and Vehbibey, 90 percent of all buildings collapsed. Many surface
389:
inundated Ayvalik by 200 m (660 ft). The tsunami caused additional damage in the affected villages. A report by Gazette Tanin stated the tsunami washed away buildings along the coast. The tsunami broke wooden boat piers and deposited marine debris onto the roads of Hayrettinpasa and
306:
located offshore. Up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) of slip occurred during the rupture. The greatest surface displacement was measured near a village at 1 m (3 ft 3 in). The
339:
and Ayvalık. There, 1,114 homes were demolished. Many old Greek-style houses built of stones were destroyed. Over 300 homes suffered damage and at least 92 were obliterated in Alibey.
635:"Kinematic analysis and palaeoseismology of the Edremit Fault Zone: evidence for past earthquakes in the southern branch of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey" 245: ) and occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 mi). The normal-faulting event had a maximum MSK-64 intensity of IX. A total of 73 people died and 275 others were injured. 751: 1359: 133: 29: 1723: 1598: 1889: 1869: 343: 182: 1628: 960: 1304: 1894: 1884: 744: 1648: 1079: 1167: 1155: 1542: 1027: 1914: 433: 429: 1668: 1452: 350:) was assigned to this event. The area with the worst damage was an elongated wedge-shaped area stretching 10 km (6.2 mi) from 1352: 1899: 1252: 1094: 60: 1838: 1909: 1397: 1310: 737: 1818: 1778: 1753: 1623: 926: 1618: 847: 1088: 1070: 74: 1638: 1633: 1018: 987: 301:
in the Aegean Sea. It is 110 m (360 ft) at its deepest and trends east northeast–west southwest. It is bounded by two
954: 841: 374:. It was reportedly 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) wide and extended across the village. The coastal region and river valley 1864: 1462: 1442: 1345: 804: 1608: 371: 277:. Off the north coast of the gulf is a notable east northeast–west southwest trending normal fault that dips to the south. 1417: 1402: 1368: 856: 404: 1537: 969: 862: 1813: 1783: 1879: 1263: 1210: 1202: 1147: 1056: 1001: 940: 882: 823: 815: 766: 399: 1703: 1658: 1653: 1522: 1295: 1042: 1904: 1828: 1803: 1798: 1788: 1588: 1562: 1552: 899: 49: 1859: 1823: 1773: 1713: 1698: 1663: 1547: 1502: 1492: 1161: 908: 774: 1808: 1743: 1673: 1613: 1578: 1532: 1472: 1243: 1179: 1103: 1009: 789: 509: 297:, eyewitnesses reported surface cracks on a road leading to the gulf. The Gulf of Edremit represents a shallow 108: 98: 1833: 1763: 1758: 290: 1874: 1738: 1728: 1693: 1527: 1497: 1477: 1437: 1427: 1271: 1124: 1109: 978: 890: 868: 795: 550: 351: 1683: 1593: 1557: 1467: 1457: 1447: 1432: 1422: 1412: 1407: 1387: 1382: 1286: 1219: 1188: 1133: 1115: 1064: 948: 832: 238: 1919: 1768: 1748: 1708: 1688: 1678: 1603: 1517: 1512: 1487: 1482: 1277: 1237: 1228: 1173: 261:. A large strand of the North Anatolian Fault branches southwest and traces near the north coast of the 258: 254: 234: 331:
appeared, and water erupted from the ground. It was strongly felt on two ships docked at a harbour in
1793: 1733: 1718: 1583: 1507: 1392: 917: 780: 646: 605: 359: 274: 379: 335:, a city across the bay on the southern shores. Many casualties and property loss was reported in 672: 621: 79: 716:[Macroseismic evaluation of the Gulf of Edremit - Ayvacik earthquake , 6 October 1944]. 633:
Sözbilir, Hasan; Sümer, Ökmen; Özkaymak, Çağlar; Uzel, Bora; Güler, Tayfun; Eski, Semih (2016).
366:
and has been attributed to the local geology consisting of unconsolidated erosion sediments. A
664: 66: 654: 613: 336: 713: 367: 363: 307: 286: 262: 594:"The earthquakes and related tsunamis of October 6,1944 and March 7, 1867; NE Aegean Sea" 253:
The region around Balıkesir Province is tectonically influenced by the large strike-slip
650: 609: 362:. An aftershock caused the majority of damage in the village. Severe damage occurred in 294: 230: 1853: 676: 625: 311: 302: 659: 634: 315: 266: 692: 617: 375: 355: 332: 270: 668: 148: 135: 714:"6 Ekim 1944 Edremit Körfezi-Ayvacık Depreminin Makrosismik değerlendirmesi" 533: 531: 468: 466: 729: 695:[Ayvalik Earthquake of 1944 and its Socio-economic Consequences] 1337: 386: 378:
by 10 cm (3.9 in). Another surface rupture was documented at
328: 289:. It was associated with a surface rupture stretching from Doyuran to 298: 168: 712:
Altınok, Yıldız; Alpar, Bedri; Yaltırak, Cenk; Özer, Naşide (2012).
593: 592:
Altınok, Y.; Alpar, B.; Yaltırak, C.; Pınar, A.; Özer, N. (2012).
1341: 733: 36: 265:. This segment of the fault begins northeast of the gulf, at 575: 537: 496: 484: 472: 457: 445: 1325:
indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
557:. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 516:. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1571: 1375: 1262: 1201: 1146: 1055: 1000: 939: 881: 814: 765: 215: 203: 195: 174: 164: 127: 119: 93: 85: 72: 59: 48: 693:"1944 Ayvalık Depremi ve Sosyo-Ekonomik Sonuçları" 1330:indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year 1353: 745: 8: 19: 1360: 1346: 1338: 752: 738: 730: 18: 658: 109: 99: 415: 285:The earthquake had an epicenter in the 227:1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake 20:1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake 257:, and normal faults in the Aegean Sea 421: 419: 7: 807:(5.3 & 5.6, Dec 20 & Dec 24) 510:"Significant Earthquake Information" 425: 229:occurred on October 6 at 05:34:48 14: 237:, Turkey. It measured 6.7 on the 35: 28: 957:(7.2 & 7.5, June 8 & 9) 175: 1: 1895:October 1944 events in Europe 1890:History of Çanakkale Province 1885:20th-century floods in Europe 1870:History of Balıkesir Province 718:İstanbul Yerbilimleri Dergisi 660:10.1080/09853111.2016.1175294 405:List of earthquakes in Turkey 1839:2023 Gaziantep–Kahramanmaraş 1644:1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik 1915:20th-century floods in Asia 551:"Tsunami Event Information" 400:List of earthquakes in 1944 1936: 1599:1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands 1900:History of the Aegean Sea 1320: 618:10.1007/s11069-011-9949-7 269:. The segment enters the 24: 1910:1944 disasters in Turkey 760:Earthquakes in the 1940s 691:Taşdemir, Serap (2016). 1305:Queen Charlotte Islands 1034:Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik 123:15 km (9 mi) 1724:1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye 900:Wairarapa, New Zealand 354:to the coast. A small 239:moment magnitude scale 211:  4.9 & 5.2 1865:Earthquakes in Turkey 1629:1943 Adapazarı–Hendek 1369:Earthquakes in Turkey 255:North Anatolian Fault 927:Niksar–Erbaa, Turkey 485:Sözbilir et al. 2016 219:73 dead, 275 injured 16:Earthquake in Turkey 1463:1668 North Anatolia 1443:1509 Constantinople 1012:(6.7–.7.8, Jan 15) 651:2016GeoAc..28..273S 610:2012NatHa..60....3A 576:Altınok et al. 2012 555:earthquake.usgs.gov 538:Altınok et al. 2012 497:Altınok et al. 2012 473:Altınok et al. 2012 458:Altınok et al. 2012 446:Altınok et al. 2012 145: /  55:1944-10-06 02:34:47 21: 1880:Tsunamis in Turkey 1543:1899 Aydın–Denizli 1418:557 Constantinople 1403:447 Constantinople 1253:Desert Hot Springs 1106:(8.0, 7.8, Sep 12) 1095:Dominican Republic 951:(7.9–8.3, April 6) 844:(7.7–8.1, June 26) 235:Balıkesir Province 1905:History of Lesbos 1847: 1846: 1754:1998 Adana–Ceyhan 1669:1953 Yenice–Gönen 1624:1942 Niksar–Erbaa 1453:1598 Amasya–Çorum 1335: 1334: 1067:(6.1, January 25) 346:intensity of IX ( 310:solution suggest 275:Babakale, Ayvacık 273:near the town of 223: 222: 1927: 1860:1944 earthquakes 1779:2004 Doğubayazıt 1649:1946 Varto–Hınıs 1639:1944 Bolu–Gerede 1634:1943 Tosya–Ladik 1362: 1355: 1348: 1339: 1311:Tierra del Fuego 1089:Vancouver Island 1071:Aleutian Islands 1028:Cornwall–Massena 981:(7.0, Sept 10) 961:Adapazarı–Hendek 754: 747: 740: 731: 725: 708: 698: 680: 662: 639:Geodinamica Acta 629: 579: 578:, p. 16–19. 573: 567: 566: 564: 562: 547: 541: 540:, p. 13–14. 535: 526: 525: 523: 521: 506: 500: 494: 488: 482: 476: 475:, p. 15–16. 470: 461: 455: 449: 443: 437: 423: 380:Adatepe, Ayvacık 370:was observed at 259:extensional zone 249:Tectonic setting 191: 189: 177: 160: 159: 157: 156: 155: 150: 146: 143: 142: 141: 138: 114: 104: 39: 38: 32: 22: 1935: 1934: 1930: 1929: 1928: 1926: 1925: 1924: 1850: 1849: 1848: 1843: 1829:2020 Aegean Sea 1804:2017 Aegean Sea 1799:2014 Aegean Sea 1567: 1398:262 SW Anatolia 1371: 1366: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1316: 1280:(7.4, July 10) 1274:(6.7, April 13) 1258: 1231:(6.8, June 28) 1197: 1142: 1073:(8.6, April 1) 1051: 996: 972:(7.0, July 23) 963:(6.6, June 20) 935: 902:(7.2, June 24) 877: 850:(5.9, Sept 10) 842:Andaman Islands 810: 761: 758: 728: 711: 696: 690: 687: 685:Further reading 632: 598:Natural Hazards 591: 582: 574: 570: 560: 558: 549: 548: 544: 536: 529: 519: 517: 508: 507: 503: 495: 491: 483: 479: 471: 464: 456: 452: 444: 440: 424: 417: 413: 396: 368:surface rupture 324: 312:normal faulting 308:focal mechanism 287:Gulf of Edremit 283: 263:Gulf of Edremit 251: 244: 210: 183: 181: 153: 151: 147: 144: 139: 136: 134: 132: 131: 113: 106: 103: 44: 43: 42: 41: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1933: 1931: 1923: 1922: 1917: 1912: 1907: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1877: 1875:1940s tsunamis 1872: 1867: 1862: 1852: 1851: 1845: 1844: 1842: 1841: 1836: 1831: 1826: 1821: 1816: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1691: 1686: 1681: 1676: 1671: 1666: 1664:1952 Hasankale 1661: 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1621: 1619:1941 Van–Erciş 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1575: 1573: 1569: 1568: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1548:1903 Manzikert 1545: 1540: 1538:1898 Balıkesir 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1493:1856 Heraklion 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1379: 1377: 1373: 1372: 1367: 1365: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1342: 1333: 1332: 1321: 1318: 1317: 1315: 1314: 1308: 1302: 1298:(6.7, Aug 17) 1293: 1284: 1275: 1268: 1266: 1260: 1259: 1257: 1256: 1250: 1241: 1235: 1226: 1222:(7.2, May 25) 1217: 1213:(8.2, Jan 25) 1207: 1205: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1186: 1182:(6.9, Sep 23) 1177: 1171: 1165: 1159: 1152: 1150: 1144: 1143: 1141: 1140: 1136:(8.1, Dec 21) 1131: 1122: 1118:(6.8, Nov 10) 1113: 1107: 1101: 1092: 1091:(7.3, June 23) 1086: 1082:(5.9, May 31) 1077: 1068: 1061: 1059: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1049: 1040: 1031: 1025: 1016: 1006: 1004: 998: 997: 995: 994: 990:(7.5, Nov 26) 985: 976: 967: 958: 955:Alahan Panjang 952: 945: 943: 937: 936: 934: 933: 929:(7.0, Dec 20) 924: 920:(8.2, Aug 24) 915: 906: 897: 893:(7.9, May 14) 887: 885: 879: 878: 876: 875: 871:(7.1, Dec 17) 866: 860: 854: 845: 839: 835:(7.7, Apr 15) 830: 826:(5.8, Jan 11) 820: 818: 812: 811: 809: 808: 802: 798:(7.7, Nov 10) 793: 787: 778: 771: 769: 763: 762: 759: 757: 756: 749: 742: 734: 727: 726: 720:(in Turkish). 709: 703:(in Turkish). 686: 683: 682: 681: 645:(4): 273–294. 630: 588: 581: 580: 568: 542: 527: 501: 489: 477: 462: 450: 438: 414: 412: 409: 408: 407: 402: 395: 392: 323: 320: 282: 279: 250: 247: 242: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 208: 205: 201: 200: 197: 193: 192: 179: 172: 171: 166: 165:Areas affected 162: 161: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 111: 101: 95: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 77: 70: 69: 64: 57: 56: 53: 46: 45: 34: 33: 27: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1932: 1921: 1918: 1916: 1913: 1911: 1908: 1906: 1903: 1901: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1891: 1888: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1857: 1855: 1840: 1837: 1835: 1832: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1812: 1810: 1809:2019 Istanbul 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1744:1992 Erzincan 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1704:1969 Alaşehir 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1680: 1677: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1659:1951 Kurşunlu 1657: 1655: 1654:1949 Karlıova 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1614:1939 Erzincan 1612: 1610: 1609:1938 Kırşehir 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1579:1924 Pasinler 1577: 1576: 1574: 1570: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1533:1894 Istanbul 1531: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1473:1766 Istanbul 1471: 1469: 1466: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1380: 1378: 1374: 1370: 1363: 1358: 1356: 1351: 1349: 1344: 1343: 1340: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1313:(7.8, Dec 17) 1312: 1309: 1307:(8.1, Aug 22) 1306: 1303: 1301: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289:(6.8, Aug 5) 1288: 1285: 1283: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1265: 1261: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246:(7.3, Oct 5) 1245: 1242: 1240:(7.0, Aug 25) 1239: 1236: 1234: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1204: 1200: 1194: 1191:(7.7, Nov 1) 1190: 1187: 1185: 1181: 1178: 1176:(7.3, Jul 29) 1175: 1172: 1170:(7.1, May 17) 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1158:(7.1, Mar 26) 1157: 1154: 1153: 1151: 1149: 1145: 1139: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127:(6.1, Dec 5) 1126: 1123: 1121: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1097:(8.1, Aug 4) 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1054: 1048: 1045:(8.1, Dec 5) 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036:(6.7, Oct 6) 1035: 1032: 1030:(5.8, Sept 5) 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021:(7.5, Feb 1) 1020: 1017: 1015: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1005: 1003: 999: 993: 989: 986: 984: 980: 977: 975: 971: 968: 966: 962: 959: 956: 953: 950: 947: 946: 944: 942: 938: 932: 928: 925: 923: 919: 916: 914: 911:(7.7, Aug 6) 910: 907: 905: 901: 898: 896: 892: 889: 888: 886: 884: 880: 874: 870: 867: 865:(8.0, Nov 25) 864: 861: 859:(8.0, Nov 18) 858: 855: 853: 849: 846: 843: 840: 838: 834: 831: 829: 825: 822: 821: 819: 817: 813: 806: 805:New Hampshire 803: 801: 797: 794: 791: 788: 786: 783:(8.2, May 24) 782: 779: 777:(6.9, May 18) 776: 773: 772: 770: 768: 764: 755: 750: 748: 743: 741: 736: 735: 732: 723: 719: 715: 710: 706: 702: 694: 689: 688: 684: 678: 674: 670: 666: 661: 656: 652: 648: 644: 640: 636: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 607: 603: 599: 595: 590: 589: 587: 586: 577: 572: 569: 556: 552: 546: 543: 539: 534: 532: 528: 515: 514:ngdc.noaa.gov 511: 505: 502: 499:, p. 19. 498: 493: 490: 486: 481: 478: 474: 469: 467: 463: 459: 454: 451: 448:, p. 10. 447: 442: 439: 435: 431: 427: 422: 420: 416: 410: 406: 403: 401: 398: 397: 393: 391: 388: 383: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 340: 338: 334: 330: 321: 319: 317: 314:with a small 313: 309: 304: 303:normal faults 300: 296: 292: 288: 280: 278: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 248: 246: 240: 236: 232: 228: 218: 214: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 187: 180: 173: 170: 167: 163: 158: 149:39.5°N 26.6°E 130: 126: 122: 118: 115: 105: 96: 92: 89:20–25 seconds 88: 84: 81: 78: 76: 71: 68: 65: 62: 58: 54: 51: 47: 31: 23: 1920:1940s floods 1789:2011 Kütahya 1739:1986 Malatya 1729:1983 Erzurum 1694:1967 Mudurnu 1674:1957 Fethiye 1643: 1589:1929 Suşehri 1572:Contemporary 1563:1919 Ayvalık 1553:1912 Mürefte 1528:1893 Malatya 1508:1872 Antioch 1498:1859 Erzurum 1478:1766 Marmara 1438:1269 Cilicia 1428:847 Damascus 1327: 1322: 1299: 1290: 1281: 1255:(6.3, Dec 4) 1247: 1232: 1223: 1214: 1192: 1183: 1164:(n/a, May 6) 1137: 1128: 1119: 1112:(7.6, Nov 2) 1098: 1083: 1074: 1046: 1037: 1033: 1022: 1013: 991: 982: 973: 970:Central Java 964: 930: 921: 912: 903: 894: 872: 863:Gloria Fault 851: 836: 827: 799: 792:(7.5, Aug 1) 784: 721: 717: 704: 700: 642: 638: 601: 597: 584: 583: 571: 559:. Retrieved 554: 545: 518:. Retrieved 513: 504: 492: 480: 460:, p. 4. 453: 441: 384: 358:formed near 347: 341: 325: 284: 252: 226: 224: 185: 1824:2020 Bingöl 1814:2020 Elazığ 1784:2010 Elazığ 1774:2003 Bingöl 1714:1971 Bingöl 1699:1968 Bartın 1684:1964 Manyas 1594:1930 Salmas 1558:1914 Burdur 1503:1866 Bingöl 1468:1688 Smyrna 1458:1653 Smyrna 1448:1513 Marash 1433:1114 Marash 1423:840 Erzurum 1413:528 Antioch 1408:526 Antioch 1388:115 Antioch 1383:AD 17 Lydia 1211:Lady Caycay 1080:Varto–Hınıs 1019:Bolu–Gerede 988:Tosya–Ladik 724:(1): 41–53. 707:(24): 4–28. 604:(1): 3–25. 348:Destructive 318:component. 316:strike-slip 267:Lake Manyas 204:Aftershocks 186:Destructive 184:MSK-64 IX ( 152: / 63: event 1854:Categories 1834:2022 Düzce 1769:2002 Afyon 1764:1999 Düzce 1759:1999 İzmit 1749:1995 Dinar 1709:1970 Gediz 1689:1966 Varto 1679:1957 Abant 1604:1935 Digor 1523:1883 Çeşme 1518:1881 Chios 1513:1875 Dinar 1488:1855 Bursa 1483:1840 Ahora 1376:Historical 1110:Kyrgyzstan 857:Hyūga-nada 411:References 390:Vehbibey. 356:promontory 342:A maximum 281:Earthquake 271:Aegean Sea 231:local time 216:Casualties 154:39.5; 26.6 52: time 1734:1983 Biga 1719:1975 Lice 1584:1926 Kars 1393:141 Lycia 1162:Wisconsin 909:Guatemala 848:Van–Erciş 775:El Centro 677:130455249 669:1778-3593 626:128893506 372:Küçukkuyu 178:intensity 128:Epicenter 94:Magnitude 1819:2020 Van 1794:2011 Van 1296:Karlıova 1244:Ashgabat 1180:Dustabad 1168:Gisborne 1156:Gisborne 1043:Tōnankai 1010:San Juan 790:Shakotan 394:See also 376:subsided 360:Babakale 329:fissures 86:Duration 1272:Olympia 1125:Hsinhua 1104:Sagaing 979:Tottori 891:Ecuador 869:Chungpu 796:Vrancea 647:Bibcode 606:Bibcode 585:Sources 561:8 March 520:8 March 387:tsunami 364:Kozluca 333:Ayvalık 196:Tsunami 140:26°36′E 137:39°30′N 1287:Ambato 1220:Litang 1189:Satipo 1134:Nankai 1065:Valais 949:Ovalle 833:Colima 824:Sa'dah 675:  667:  624:  436:]. 430:899872 428:Event 426:ISC-OB 344:MSK-64 337:Alibey 322:Impact 299:graben 295:Doyran 291:Arıklı 169:Turkey 80:ComCat 67:899568 1278:Khait 1238:Salta 1229:Fukui 1174:Assam 697:(PDF) 673:S2CID 622:S2CID 432:[ 352:Tamış 293:. At 120:Depth 73:USGS- 1264:1949 1203:1948 1148:1947 1116:Peru 1057:1946 1002:1944 941:1943 918:Peru 883:1942 816:1941 781:Lima 767:1940 701:CTAD 665:ISSN 563:2022 522:2022 434:IRIS 225:The 176:Max. 107:6.7 97:6.8 75:ANSS 655:doi 614:doi 233:in 199:Yes 61:ISC 50:UTC 1856:: 1282:‡† 1248:‡† 1184:‡† 1099:‡† 1014:†‡ 992:‡† 931:†‡ 828:†‡ 800:†‡ 722:25 705:12 699:. 671:. 663:. 653:. 643:28 641:. 637:. 620:. 612:. 602:60 600:. 596:. 553:. 530:^ 512:. 465:^ 418:^ 385:A 382:. 241:(M 1361:e 1354:t 1347:v 1328:‡ 1323:† 1300:† 1291:† 1233:† 1224:† 1215:† 1193:† 1138:† 1129:† 1120:† 1084:† 1075:† 1047:† 1038:† 1023:† 983:† 974:† 965:† 922:† 913:† 904:† 895:† 873:† 852:† 837:† 785:† 753:e 746:t 739:v 679:. 657:: 649:: 628:. 616:: 608:: 565:. 524:. 487:. 243:w 209:s 207:M 188:) 112:w 110:M 102:s 100:M

Index

1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake is located in Turkey
UTC
ISC
899568
ANSS
ComCat
Ms
Mw
39°30′N 26°36′E / 39.5°N 26.6°E / 39.5; 26.6
Turkey
MSK-64 IX (Destructive)
local time
Balıkesir Province
moment magnitude scale
North Anatolian Fault
extensional zone
Gulf of Edremit
Lake Manyas
Aegean Sea
Babakale, Ayvacık
Gulf of Edremit
Arıklı
Doyran
graben
normal faults
focal mechanism
normal faulting
strike-slip
fissures
Ayvalık

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.