- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 31, 1969 CE
- Location:
- SE Mediterranean area
- Magnitude:
- 6.53 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.53
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.3
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.2
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.3
Other earthquake records of 1969 CE
- China, Guangdong Province: Yangjiang County · Ms 6.4 · 3,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Parasanga, Paletoang · Mw 7 · 664 deaths
- Peru, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta · Mw 6.6 · 130 deaths
- Turkey, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz · M 6.5 · 53 deaths
- Iran, Ne Khurasan Province · Mw 5.5 · 50 deaths
- Ethiopia, Sardo · Mw 6.2 · 40 deaths
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1969 SE Mediterranean area earthquake (Mw 6.5) (1969 CE) happen?
- March 31, 1969 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.