Historic Earthquakes
Turkey
1975 September 06 UTC
Magnitude 6.7
This destructive earthquake struck eastern Turkey.
It was centered in the Diyarbakir Province.
The shock reportedly killed more than 2,000,
injured 3,400, and caused extensive property damage
in the Lice area. The earthquake struck at lunch time
when most people were inside and the children were home
from school. Reports indicated that most schools were
not seriously damaged. The districts reported
hardest hit were Hazro, Hani, Kulp, and Lice, which
was almost completely destroyed. Many strong aftershocks
followed the main shock, causing the collapse of
already partly damaged homes, and keeping the
surviving residents quite frightened.
