1971 Burdur earthquake
editUTC time | 1971-05-12 06:25:16 |
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ISC event | 784339 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | May 12, 1971 |
Local time | 08:25:16 (UTC+2) |
Magnitude | 6.1 Ms[1] 5.6 mb[1] |
Depth | 23.3 km (14.5 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 37°35′06″N 29°47′02″E / 37.585°N 29.784°E |
Areas affected | Turkey |
Total damage | $25 million (1975 USD)[2] |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong)[3] MSK-64 VIII (Damaging)[4] |
Aftershocks | +400 aftershocks, the largest being a mb 5.5 [1] |
Casualties | 57 fatalities, 150 injuries[1] |
The 1971 Burdur earthquake struck on the morning of 12 may 1971 at 06:25 UTC (08:25 local time), with an epicenter located near Yeşilova in Burdur province, Turkey. A Surface wave magnitude of 6.1, and a body wave magnitude of 5.6 was measured. This disaster caused 57 fatalities and 150 injuries. At least 400 aftershocks were registered.[1] The total cost have been estaminated at $25 million.[2] 3227 buildings have been damaged.[5]
Geological setting
editWestern Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world. It is experiencing an approximately north-south crustal extension. The most notable neotectonic features of western Turkey are east-west trending horst-graben and cross-graben structures, such as the Gediz graben, Büyük Menderes graben and Simav graben. A less prominent element of the region is the northeast-southwest trending basins. Some examples include the Gördes basin and the Demirci basin. The Burdur province has two of those feautures, the Burdur basin and the Acıgöl basin, both of which are half-grabens.[6][7]
The Burdur basin basin is a part of the left-lateral Fethiye-Burdur fault zone, the existence of which is disputed.[8][9]The southern end of the basin consists of the Hacılar fault and Suludere fault. The Hacılar is a 20 kilometre long northwest dipping normal fault. The Suludere fault has a right lateral strike-slip component, approximately 30 kilometre long. Both faults seperate the hanging wall with the footwall of the Burdur half-graben, along with the Burdur fault. The earthquake occured on the Hacılar fault.[7][9]
Earthquake
editThe earthquake which measured 6.1 on the surface wave magnitude scale and 5.6 on the body wave magnitude scale had a modified Mercalli intensity of VII and a MSK intensity of VIII.[3][4] new fault + tension cracks + etc(itu), 4KM OF SURFACE RUPTURE WITH A MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT OF 30 CM WOOOOO + pure normal faulting(academic2),
Impact
edit57 killed, 26 which from burdur city (isc,itu), 1975usd and todays equivalent,subsidence + landslide, psychologic impact (deu, itu "kaya yuvarlanma = volkanik" thoughts), damaged school, causes of damage (itu)
Response
editProviding housing + lottery (the new papers),the carpet weaving village
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f International Seismological Centre (2023), On-line Bulletin
- ^ a b Keightley, W. O. (1975). Destructive Earthquakes in Burdur and Bingol, Turkey - May 1971. The National Academies Press.
- ^ a b "M 6.3 - 8 km NNE of Yeşilova, Turkey". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ a b Erinç, Ş. 12 mayıs 1971 Burdur Depremi (in Turkish).
- ^ "Büyük depremler". Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Bozkurt, Erdin (2003-11-01). "Origin of NE-trending basins in western Turkey". Geodinamica Acta. 16 (2): 61–81. doi:10.1016/S0985-3111(03)00002-0. ISSN 0985-3111.
- ^ a b Taymaz, Tuncay; Price, Simon (1992-02-01). "The 1971 May 12 Burdur earthquake sequence, SW Turkey: a synthesis of seismological and geological observations". Geophysical Journal International. 108 (2): 589–603. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1992.tb04638.x.
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- ^ a b Nissen, Edwin; Cambaz, Musavver Didem; Gaudreau, Élyse; Howell, Andrew; Karasözen, Ezgi; Savidge, Elena (2022-03-08). "A reappraisal of active tectonics along the Fethiye–Burdur trend, southwestern Turkey". Geophysical Journal International. 230 (2): 1030–1051. doi:10.1093/gji/ggac096. ISSN 0956-540X.
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External links
edit- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.