Erzincan earthquake of 1939 (December 26, 1939)

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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Which happened first?

Erzincan earthquake of 1939 happened 5 years after 1934 Bihar earthquake
Erzincan earthquake of 1939 happened 9 years before 1948 Ashgabat earthquake
Erzincan earthquake of 1939 happened 19 years before 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
Erzincan earthquake of 1939 happened 19 years after 1920 Haiyuan earthquake
Erzincan earthquake of 1939 happened 21 years before 1960 Valdivia earthquake

Timeline

1920 Haiyuan earthquakeDecember 16, 1920
1934 Bihar earthquakeJanuary 15, 1934
Erzincan earthquake of 1939 (this page)December 26, 1939
1948 Ashgabat earthquakeOctober 6, 1948
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiJuly 10, 1958
1960 Valdivia earthquakeMay 21, 1960

Which happened first?

Timeline

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