BARTIN — 1968 · Major Tragedy
1968 Bartın Earthquake
On 3 September 1968 an earthquake with a magnitude given as 6.5 struck Bartın and Amasra. It is known as one of the largest instrumentally recorded earthquakes on the Black Sea coast. Sources put the death toll at between 24 and 29; 2,478 buildings were damaged. Central Bartın and Amasra were among the worst-hit areas. According to Kandilli records it struck at 10:19 local time; it exposed the vulnerability of the building stock on the coast and is often cited in assessments of seismic hazard in the western Black Sea. Damage assessment and relief work followed the earthquake.
- Date
- 1968
- Place
- Central–Amasra, Bartın
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 41.6800, 32.3600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 3 Sep 1968Magnitude-6.5 earthquake around Bartın and Amasra
- Sep 19682,478 damaged buildings identified
- 1968Death toll recorded as 24-29 depending on source
Sources
- Vikipedi — 1968 Bartın depremi tr.wikipedia.org ↗
- Kandilli Rasathanesi (KRDAE) — Büyük Depremler koeri.boun.edu.tr ↗
- Wikipedia
- Boğaziçi University KOERI
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