Abstract
THAT the earth's crust has not yet settled down after the disastrous Turkish earthquakes of December 1939 is evidenced by recent earthquake activity in that country. Minor shocks are frequently experienced, and stronger ones occur from time to time. Two such happened during the lasi fortnight. A strong earthquake on May 24 broke the sea wall at Mugla, opposite the island of Rhodes. Some other damage and twenty casualties have been reported at Mugla, and less intense shocks were experienced at Smyrna. During the night of May 30–31, a strong tremor was felt in Anatolia, causing serious damage to a large number of houses. No casualties have been reported as a result of this shock.
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Earthquakes in Turkey. Nature 147, 708 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147708c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/147708c0