JAN 27, 2003 PÜLÜMÜR-TUNCELƯ (TURKEY) EARTHQUAKE 

Preliminary Report (Updated Jan 29, 2003)

DATE -TIME:

LOCATION:

DEPTH:

MAGNITUDE:

2003 01 27 05:26:22 UTC

39.4560N 39.7738E (KOERI)
39.46N 39.79E (USGS)

10.0 kilometers

6.5 (KOERI)  -  6.1 (USGS), Mw=6.0

 

EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY ( JAN 27-29, 2003)


 

       EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM

 

STRONG GROUND MOTION 

The earthquake was recorded by three strong motion recording stations operated by the Earthquake Research Department of General Directorate of Disaster Affairs.The horizontal peak ground accelerations are presented in the following figure. The acceleraiton records can be reached at http://angora.deprem.gov.tr/sond.htm 

 

 

MAP OF SYNTHETIC ISOSEISMALS

DAMAGE

 

 

Center of Pulumur; buildings of Pulumur Security Department and Pulumur Municipality, the primary boarding school building, a bank bulding, disaster mass houses and many residential buildings were heavily damaged. 6 people injured.

Saglamtas Village; 1 dead,3 residential buildings collapsed,17 residential buildings were heavily damaged

Cakirkaya Village; 4 residential buildings collapsed

Center of Erzincan; the building of Justice Department was damaged  

PICTURES FROM PÜLÜMÜR