IRIS Special Report

Date-Time 2002 02 03 11:39:54 UTC
Location 38.53N 30.96E
Depth 10.0 kilometers
Magnitude 6.2
Region TURKEY
Reference 55 miles (90 km) NNE of Isparta, Turkey

40 killed in Turkey earthquake
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least 40 people killed and 200 people were injured in an earthquake that shook central Turkey on Sunday. The Kandilli observatory said the epicenter of the quake was Bolvadin (about 190 kilometers east of Istanbul) and that eight aftershocks followed the first tremor. The city is home to about 40,000 people.
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Lat: 31.77 Lon: 35.20 Elev: 770.00

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Travel Times
Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
[from the USGS]
City Distance
(degrees)
Travel Time
(min:secs)
Arrival Time
UTC
Phase
Rome, Italy 14.54 3:25.8 11:57:59.8 Pn
Moscow, Russia 17.77 4:07.4 11:58:41.4 Pn
London, England 25.35 5:27.1 12:00:01.1 P
Bergen, Norway 27.17 5:43.5 12:00:17.5 P
Nairobi, Kenya 40.00 7:34.8 12:02:08.8 P
Kathmandu, Nepal 46.15 8:24.5 12:02:58.5 P
Beijing, China 63.58 10:30.8 12:05:04.8 P
Bangor, Maine 70.07 11:12.2 12:05:46.2 P
Boston, Massachusetts 72.88 11:29.2 12:06:03.2 P
Ottawa, Canada 73.65 11:33.8 12:06:07.8 P
New York, New York 75.60 11:45.1 12:06:19.1 P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 76.77 11:51.7 12:06:25.7 P
Washington, D.C. 78.56 12:01.7 12:06:35.7 P
Anchorage, Alaska 80.58 12:12.7 12:06:46.7 P
Duluth, Minnesota 81.06 12:15.3 12:06:49.3 P
Tokyo, Japan 81.06 12:15.3 12:06:49.3 P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 84.10 12:31.1 12:07:05.1 P
Knoxville, Tennessee 85.30 12:37.1 12:07:11.1 P
St. Louis, Missouri 86.13 12:41.2 12:07:15.2 P
Miami, Florida 89.28 12:56.3 12:07:30.3 P
Wichita, Kansas 90.41 13:01.6 12:07:35.6 P
Seattle, Washington 90.81 13:03.4 12:07:37.4 P
Golden, Colorado 92.36 13:10.6 12:07:44.6 P
Albuquerque, New Mexico 96.91 13:31.3 12:08:05.3 P
Agana, Guam 99.39 13:42.4 12:08:16.4 Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 99.81 13:44.2 12:08:18.2 Pdiff
San Francisco, California 100.21 13:46.0 12:08:20.0 Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 102.34 13:55.5 12:08:29.5 Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 105.82 14:10.9 12:08:44.9 Pdiff
Lima, Peru 111.55 14:36.3 12:09:10.3 Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 119.87 15:13.3 12:09:47.3 Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 126.90 15:44.5 12:10:18.5 Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 130.83 16:01.9 12:10:35.9 Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 152.19 19:48.4 12:14:22.4 PKPdf
Images

[AP photo]
Scores of houses were destroyed by the quake

Historic seismicity in region
1997 to present
[created using SeismiQuery]

Event magnitude and location comparison of major quakes (>6.0) since the Izmit event in 1999
     

[AP photo]
Town of Sultandagi

[AP photo]
An aerial view of quake-stricken Sultandagi

[AP photo]
Building collapse in the town of Cay, near the central Turkish city of Afyon
     

GPS site motions with respect to Eurasia

focal mechanisms

tectonic model
Figures from McClusky et al, discussion by Stein & Wysession (See more....)