Turkey earthquakes in 1939
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1939. The largest: M7.8 20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey, Dec 27, 1939.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1939 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1939
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.619 km SSE of ?iran, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.98 km SSW of Ba?çiftlik, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.69 km E of Aksu, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 7.820 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey · 20 km deep
- 5.912 km NE of Otlukbeli, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.69 km SSE of Domaniç, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 6.59 km NNW of Bergama, Turkey · 35 km deep
- 5.915 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.314 km SSE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.76 km SSE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.46 km S of Domaniç, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.44 km W of Dodurga, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.1Western Turkey · 15 km deep
- 5.527 km WNW of Göynük, Turkey · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1939 | 1 | 5.5 | 27 km WNW of Göynük, Turkey |
| February 1939 | 0 | ||
| March 1939 | 0 | ||
| April 1939 | 0 | ||
| May 1939 | 0 | ||
| June 1939 | 0 | ||
| July 1939 | 2 | 5.4 | 4 km W of Dodurga, Turkey |
| August 1939 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 km SSE of Bozüyük, Turkey |
| September 1939 | 2 | 6.5 | 9 km NNW of Bergama, Turkey |
| October 1939 | 1 | 5.6 | 9 km SSE of Domaniç, Turkey |
| November 1939 | 1 | 5.9 | 12 km NE of Otlukbeli, Turkey |
| December 1939 | 4 | 7.8 | 20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey |
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.
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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.