- 1966 Varto earthquake
The Varto earthquake of 1966 was a
natural disaster that occurred onAugust 19 ,1966 inVarto town ofMuş Province in easternTurkey . The magnitude of the earthquake was measured 6.9 on theRichter scale . [ [http://ansiklopedi.blogspot.com/2006/02/varto-mu.html] tr icon] The fatalities reached 2,394 and 1,489 people were wounded. The earthquake devastated all the structures in Varto. [ [http://www.birebir.net/detay.asp?d=varto+depremi] tr icon]This disaster was preceded by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that hit Varto on
March 7 ,1966 killing 14 and wounding 75 people. [ [http://www.belgenet.com/deprem/depremt.html] tr icon]See also
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North Anatolian Fault References
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