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Turkey earthquakes in 1929

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1929. The largest: M6.3 11 km N of Su?ehri, Turkey, May 18, 1929.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1929 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1929

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19290
February 19290
March 19290
April 192915.239 km NNE of Karasu, Turkey
May 192916.311 km N of Su?ehri, Turkey
June 19290
July 19290
August 192925.157 km SE of Beykonak, Turkey
September 192915.511 km N of Kemah, Turkey
October 19290
November 19290
December 19290

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Turkey nowWorldwide in 1929

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.