The 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake in Turkey occurred at 16:03 local time on 20 December.

It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 3,000 casualties.

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