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Turkey earthquakes in 1944

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1944. The largest: M7.6 10 km WNW of Orta, Turkey, Feb 1, 1944.

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

19431945

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Where every quake of 1944 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1944

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19440
February 194447.610 km WNW of Orta, Turkey
March 19440
April 194415.74 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey
May 19440
June 194426.117 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey
July 19440
August 19440
September 194415.515 km WNW of Osmanc?k, Turkey
October 194416.715 km WSW of Alt?noluk, Turkey
November 19440
December 19440

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 1944

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.