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 Ms 6.7 shock was located near the town of Lice and the maximum felt intensity was VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale.[1] More than 2,300 people were killed.
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 escape of the Anatolian Plate by displacement along the North Anatolian and East Anatolian Faults. To the east of these faults, the plate boundary is a zone of orthogonal collision, with the relative displacement spread out over a wide zone, continuing as far north as the Greater Caucasus. The largest fault within the plate boundary zone is the west-east trending Bitlis frontal thrust and the 1975 earthquake is thought to have been caused by movement on this structure.[2]
Damage
The main area of damage was located near the towns of Hani, Lice and Kulp. In Lice 12 out of the 13 mahalles (sections) of the town were completely destroyed. 6 schools, 6 mosques and 132 commercial buildings were damaged. In the 188 villages surrounding Lice that were affected, 5,555 houses suffered either severe damage or total destruction.[3]
Characteristics
The earthquake occurred near midday without any warning. The shaking continued for about 20–24 seconds.[3] The mainshock was followed by aftershocks that continued for more than a month. The focal mechanism for the earthquake suggests that it was associated with dominantly reverse movement on a fault plane dipping at 45° to the northwest with a significant sinistral (left lateral) component.[4]
Response
National
A total of 15,000 Turkish soldiers were involved in rescue and relief work, with the first personnel arriving just 3 hours after the earthquake. The government set aside a total of 34 million dollars for repair and reconstruction.[3]
International
Financial assistance from the international community, from both government and private sources reached a total of $14,837,058. The largest government contribution was from Saudi Arabia. Aid in the form of food and some other supplies from foreign agencies were treated with suspicion with much unfamiliar tinned food being sold for animal feed.[3]
Aftermath
Just 5 days after the earthquake, following a geological site investigation of suitable sites, the decision was made to relocate the town about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of its previous position. By 29 October 1975, 1,568 houses, 40 shops, a school, a mosque and a bakery were complete.[3]
^ abNGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
^Barka, A.; Reilinger R. (1997). "Active tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region: deduced from GPS, neotectonic and seismicity data". Annali di Geofisica. 40 (3): 587–610. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^ abcdeMitchell, W.A. (1977). (PDF). Mass Emergencies. 2 (4): 233–247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^Moazami-Goudarzi, K.; Akasheh B. (1977). "The earthquake of September 6, 1975, in Lice (eastern Turkey)". Tectonophysics. 40 (3–4): 361–368. Bibcode:1977Tectp..40..361M. doi:10.1016/0040-1951(77)90074-9.
External links
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
March 04, 2023
1975, lice, earthquake, struck, turkish, district, lice, local, time, september, epicenter, shock, located, near, town, lice, maximum, felt, intensity, viii, severe, mercalli, intensity, scale, more, than, people, were, killed, time1975, 13isc, event723680usgs. 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 Ms 6 7 shock was located near the town of Lice and the maximum felt intensity was VIII Severe on the Mercalli intensity scale 1 More than 2 300 people were killed 1975 Lice earthquakeUTC time1975 09 06 09 20 13ISC event723680USGS ANSSComCatLocal date6 September 1975 1975 09 06 Local time12 20Magnitude6 7 MsDepth26 kmEpicenter38 28 26 N 40 43 23 E 38 474 N 40 723 E 38 474 40 723 Coordinates 38 28 26 N 40 43 23 E 38 474 N 40 723 E 38 474 40 723 1 Areas affectedTurkeyMax intensityVIII Severe Casualties2 311 dead Contents 1 Tectonic setting 2 Damage 3 Characteristics 4 Response 4 1 National 4 2 International 5 Aftermath 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTectonic setting EditThe 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 escape of the Anatolian Plate by displacement along the North Anatolian and East Anatolian Faults To the east of these faults the plate boundary is a zone of orthogonal collision with the relative displacement spread out over a wide zone continuing as far north as the Greater Caucasus The largest fault within the plate boundary zone is the west east trending Bitlis frontal thrust and the 1975 earthquake is thought to have been caused by movement on this structure 2 Damage EditThe main area of damage was located near the towns of Hani Lice and Kulp In Lice 12 out of the 13 mahalles sections of the town were completely destroyed 6 schools 6 mosques and 132 commercial buildings were damaged In the 188 villages surrounding Lice that were affected 5 555 houses suffered either severe damage or total destruction 3 Characteristics EditThe earthquake occurred near midday without any warning The shaking continued for about 20 24 seconds 3 The mainshock was followed by aftershocks that continued for more than a month The focal mechanism for the earthquake suggests that it was associated with dominantly reverse movement on a fault plane dipping at 45 to the northwest with a significant sinistral left lateral component 4 Response EditNational Edit A total of 15 000 Turkish soldiers were involved in rescue and relief work with the first personnel arriving just 3 hours after the earthquake The government set aside a total of 34 million dollars for repair and reconstruction 3 International Edit Financial assistance from the international community from both government and private sources reached a total of 14 837 058 The largest government contribution was from Saudi Arabia Aid in the form of food and some other supplies from foreign agencies were treated with suspicion with much unfamiliar tinned food being sold for animal feed 3 Aftermath EditJust 5 days after the earthquake following a geological site investigation of suitable sites the decision was made to relocate the town about 2 km 1 2 mi south of its previous position By 29 October 1975 1 568 houses 40 shops a school a mosque and a bakery were complete 3 See also EditList of earthquakes in 1975 List of earthquakes in TurkeyReferences Edit a b NGDC Comments for the Significant Earthquake Retrieved 27 August 2010 Barka A Reilinger R 1997 Active tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region deduced from GPS neotectonic and seismicity data Annali di Geofisica 40 3 587 610 Retrieved 2 October 2010 a b c d e Mitchell W A 1977 Partial recovery and reconstruction after disaster the Lice case PDF Mass Emergencies 2 4 233 247 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2 October 2010 Moazami Goudarzi K Akasheh B 1977 The earthquake of September 6 1975 in Lice eastern Turkey Tectonophysics 40 3 4 361 368 Bibcode 1977Tectp 40 361M doi 10 1016 0040 1951 77 90074 9 External links EditThe International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and or authoritative data for this event Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Lice earthquake amp oldid 1118246601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
