1975 Lice earthquake [SEP] point in time
1975 Lice earthquake
The 1975 Lice earthquake struck the Turkish district of Lice at 12:20 local time (09:20 UTC) on 6 September. The epicenter of the 6.7 shock was located near the town of Lice and the maximum felt intensity was VIII ("Severe") on the Mercalli intensity scale. More than 2,300 people were killed.
Tectonic setting.
The tectonics of Turkey are dominated by the effects of the continuing collision between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The main result of this collision is the southwestward
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September 6, 1975 (Saturday).
- A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Turkey at 12:20 pm local time, killing 2,385 people in the Diyarbakır province, mostly (1,500) in the town of Lice.
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