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2003 Bingöl earthquake
UTC time	2003-05-01 00:27:04
ISC event	6832154
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	1 May 2003
Local time	03:27 local time
Magnitude	6.4 Mw
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter	38°57′N 40°24′E / 38.95°N 40.4°E
Type	Strike-slip
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)
Peak acceleration	0.55 g
Landslides	Yes
Aftershocks	≥6,700
Casualties	177 killed, 520 injured

An earthquake hit eastern Turkey with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) on 1 May 2003 at 03:27 local time. The epicenter of this strike-slip earthquake was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of the city of Bingöl. At least 177 people were killed and 3,305 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region. Eighty-four of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school in Celtiksuyu.^[5]

Tectonic setting

Most of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate, which is being forced westwards by the collision between the Arabian plate and the Eurasian plate. This westward movement is accommodated by two large strike-slip fault zones, the west–east trending right lateral North Anatolian Fault in the north of the country and the SW-NE trending left lateral East Anatolian Fault towards the south-east. Movement on these two faults have been responsible for many large and damaging earthquakes historically.^[6]

Earthquake

The earthquake occurred on May 1, 2003, with a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi).^[7] It was a strike-slip event, lasting about 17 seconds with a magnitude of 6.4. It occurred at 3:27 am local time.^[8] The strike-slip fault responsible was not the East Anatolian Fault; it ruptured a right-lateral strike-slip fault perpendicular to the East Anatolian Fault.^[9]

Numerous seismically induced ground deformations, displacements and ruptures were observed in the epicentral area. According to these observations, a few surface ruptures were located between the villages of Hanoçayırı and Sudüğünü, with a vertical drop of 40–65 cm (1.31–2.13 ft) observed at a nearby field.^[4] By 8 May, there were over 6,700 aftershocks, including 1,962 on the day of the mainshock.^[4]

Damage

The earthquake damaged hundreds of buildings made of reinforced concrete and masonry. Many school buildings constructed within the last six years were heavily damaged.^[10] A total of 177 people were killed;^[1] 84 of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school.^[11] A total 8,417 houses being damaged, of which 305 collapsed, 3,000 heavily damaged, 2,566 moderately damaged, and 2,546 slightly damaged.^[8] In the city of Bingöl, 6,570 buildings were damaged, 570 of them seriously,^[4] including 90% of schools, four of which collapsed; the school where the dormitory block collapsed was a 5-story building. Three hospitals in the city were also damaged.^[8] The majority of destroyed or seriously damaged buildings were constructed using unreinforced concrete, which are prone to collapsing in strong tremors.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009, archived from the original on 2020-03-13
^ ^a ^b ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
^ ^a ^b ^c "M6.4 – eastern Turkey". United States Geological Survey.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kandilli Observatory. May 1, 2003 Bingöl (Turkey) Earthquake (PDF) (Report). Boğaziçi University: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ "Quake headteacher speaks of ordeal". BBC News. May 4, 2003.
^ "M 6.7 – 13 km N of Doganyol, Turkey".
^ "ISC-GEM Catalogue – Introduction".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Turkey: Earthquake in Bingol Province" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. May 7, 2003.
^ Milkereit, C.; Grosser, H.; Wang, R.; Wetzel, H.-U.; Woith, H.; Karakisa, S.; Zünbül, S.; Zschau, J. (2004). "Implications of the 2003 Bingöl Earthquake for the Interaction between the North and East Anatolian Faults". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (6): 2400–2406. Bibcode:2004BuSSA..94.2400M. doi:10.1785/0120030194.
^ Kaplan, Hasan; Yilmaz, Salih; Binici, Hanifi; Yazar, Erhan; Çetinkaya, Nihat (June 2004). "May 1, 2003 Turkey—Bingöl earthquake: damage in reinforced concrete structures". Engineering Failure Analysis. 11 (3): 279–291. doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.08.005.
^ "Quake headteacher speaks of ordeal". BBC News. May 4, 2003.

External links

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[PAGER-CAT-1] PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009, archived from the original on 2020-03-13

[ISC-GEM-2] ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre

[usgs-3] "M6.4 – eastern Turkey". United States Geological Survey.

[EMSC-4] Kandilli Observatory. May 1, 2003 Bingöl (Turkey) Earthquake (PDF) (Report). Boğaziçi University: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[5] "Quake headteacher speaks of ordeal". BBC News. May 4, 2003.

[6] "M 6.7 – 13 km N of Doganyol, Turkey".

[7] "ISC-GEM Catalogue – Introduction".

[IFRCRCS2003-8] "Turkey: Earthquake in Bingol Province" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. May 7, 2003.

[Milkereit2004-9] Milkereit, C.; Grosser, H.; Wang, R.; Wetzel, H.-U.; Woith, H.; Karakisa, S.; Zünbül, S.; Zschau, J. (2004). "Implications of the 2003 Bingöl Earthquake for the Interaction between the North and East Anatolian Faults". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 94 (6): 2400–2406. Bibcode:2004BuSSA..94.2400M. doi:10.1785/0120030194.

[10] Kaplan, Hasan; Yilmaz, Salih; Binici, Hanifi; Yazar, Erhan; Çetinkaya, Nihat (June 2004). "May 1, 2003 Turkey—Bingöl earthquake: damage in reinforced concrete structures". Engineering Failure Analysis. 11 (3): 279–291. doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.08.005.

[11] "Quake headteacher speaks of ordeal". BBC News. May 4, 2003.

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