On December 27, 1939, an earthquake of seven violent shocks measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Erzincan between 2am and 5am. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey and still is. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... Erzincan (also Erzingan or Erzinjan) is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. ...
The first stage killed about 8000 people. The next day, it was reported that the death toll had risen to 20,000. An emergency relief operation began. By the end of the year, 30,000 had died due to more earthquakes and several floods.
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