October 6, 1964 Earthquake: Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir, Turkey

Date

October 6, 1964

Time

14:31:25 UTC

Place

Manyas, Bursa, Balikesir, Turkey

Magnitude

6.8 (Mw)

Focal depth

27 km (17 mi)

Intensity

10 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.203° N, 28.206° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

19

Damage

$5 million

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, TurkeyM7.6 · 17,118 deaths · $20 billion · 162 km
• May 25, 1719, Turkey6,000 deaths · 121 km
• September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 67 km
• May 22, 1766, TurkeyM6.5 · 4,000 deaths · 94 km
• August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 109 km
• February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,200 deaths · 76 km
• September 2, 1754, Izmit, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,000 deaths · 107 km
• July 10, 1894, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 61 km
• April 29, 1855, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,300 deaths · 76 km
• March 28, 1970, Gediz, TurkeyM7.2 · 1,086 deaths · $55.6 million · 8,229 houses destroyed · 170 km
• March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 48 km
• October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey1,000 deaths · 138 km
• March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, GreeceM7 · 563 deaths · 5,915 houses destroyed · 191 km
• August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece500 deaths · 191 km
• April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey400 deaths · 76 km

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