M 2.9 - CENTRAL TURKEY - 2010-07-31 12:49 UTC

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Magnitude MD 2.9 Region CENTRAL TURKEY Date time 2010-07-31 12:49:35.6 UTC Location 39.82 N ; 36.38 E Depth 6 km Distances 55 km W Sivas (pop 264,022 ; local time 15:49 2010-07-31) 20 km W Yildizeli (pop 16,294 ; local time 15:49 2010-07-31)

Source parameters provided by another agency

More information at:  Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Earthquake Department Ankara, Turkey  Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Istanbul, Turkey

Earthquake View	Google Maps View	Intensity Map	Contribution Map
Seismicity	Regional Moment tensors	Quick MT solutions	PGA/PGV/Population

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References for tectonic plate boundaries:
Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries,
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 4(3), 1027.

Maps view: Seismicity from the previous 7 days in the area .

 Regional instrumental seismicity

This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.

 Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000

Date

Long.

Lat.

Mag.

Death

Location

1668-08-17	35.0	40.5	8.0	8000	CENTRAL TURKEY
1835-08-23	35.5	38.5	?	300	CENTRAL TURKEY
1844-05-12	35.0	41.0	?	200	CENTRAL TURKEY
1893-03-02	38.3	38.0	7.1	885	EASTERN TURKEY
1893-03-31	38.5	38.3	7.0	1500	EASTERN TURKEY
1905-12-04	38.6	38.1	6.8	many	EASTERN TURKEY
1929-05-18	37.9	40.2	6.4	64	CENTRAL TURKEY
1938-04-19	34.0	39.1	6.8	155	CENTRAL TURKEY
1939-12-26	38.2	40.1	7.8	32700	EASTERN TURKEY
1940-02-21	35.5	38.4	5.2	37	CENTRAL TURKEY
1940-07-30	35.2	39.5	6.1	many	CENTRAL TURKEY
1942-12-20	36.8	40.7	7.3	3000	CENTRAL TURKEY
1943-11-26	34.0	41.0	7.6	4020	CENTRAL TURKEY
1943-12-07	35.6	41.0	5.6	550	CENTRAL TURKEY

Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718

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