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Turkey earthquakes in 1936

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1936. The largest: M5.7 27 km W of ?skenderun, Turkey, Jun 14, 1936.

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

19351937

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Where every quake of 1936 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1936

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193615.281 km S of Beykonak, Turkey
February 19360
March 19360
April 19360
May 19360
June 193615.727 km W of ?skenderun, Turkey
July 19360
August 193655.317 km NE of Ka?, Turkey
September 193635.67 km SSE of Araç, Turkey
October 19360
November 193615.710 km SSW of ?hsangazi, Turkey
December 19360

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 1936

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.