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Turkey earthquakes in 1942

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1942. The largest: M7.0 13 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey, Dec 20, 1942.

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

19411943

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Where every quake of 1942 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1942

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19420
February 194215.513 km WSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey
March 19420
April 19420
May 19420
June 194215.921 km NE of Marmara, Turkey
July 19420
August 194215.48 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey
September 19420
October 194215.817 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey
November 194226.231 km NNW of Simav, Turkey
December 194237.013 km SE of Ayvac?k, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Turkey nowWorldwide in 1942

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.