1998_Adana–Ceyhan_earthquake

1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake

1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey


The 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake occurred at 16:55 local time on 27 June with a moment magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum intensity of IX (Destructive) on the European macroseismic scale. The total economic loss was estimated at about US$1 billion.

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The event occurred in Cilicia region in southern Turkey and killed at least 145 people and left 1,500 people wounded and many thousands homeless in Adana, and Ceyhan, the most populous town of the Adana Province, as well as many villages located between both cities along the Ceyhan River.[6] The most casualties and damage occurred due to inadequately engineered buildings in the town of Ceyhan.

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References

  1. ISC (2014), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 1.05, International Seismological Centre
  2. USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  3. Wenk, Thomas; Lacave, Corinne; Peter, Kaspar (1998), The Adana-Ceyhan Earthquake of June 27, 1998 (PDF), Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, pp. 37, 38, archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015, retrieved December 10, 2014
  4. Frank Wuttke and Mathias Raschke. "Adana Earthquake of June 27, 1998". Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

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