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Süreyya Işık, a history teacher from Lice, takes us through the history of her district and explores its present in relation to its past. One of the milestone events in Lice's long history is the earthquake in 1975. The photograph shows New Lice, which was established after the earthquake. (Photograph: Mehmet Mercan, 1976, DKVD Diyarbakır ...

1975 Lice earthquake - Wikipedia 1975 Lice earthquake Earthquake in Turkey 1975 Lice earthquake The 1975 Lice earthquake struck the Turkish district of Lice at 12:20 local time (09:20 UTC) on 6 September. In the 188 villages surrounding Lice that were affected, 5,555 houses suffered either severe damage or total destruction.[6] The New York Times reported, citing the governor of Diyarbakır, on 7 September that 75 percent of the town's buildings were demolished. List of earthquakes in Turkey "The earthquake of September 6, 1975, in Lice (eastern Turkey)". "The earthquake of September 6, 1975 in Lice (eastern Turkey)". ^ a b "Big Earthquake in Turkey Leaves at Least 1,000 Dead". Earthquakes in Turkey Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1975_Lice_earthquake&oldid=1241227915" Earthquakes in Turkey 1975 earthquakes

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. More than 2,300 people were killed.