Turkey earthquakes in 1946
4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1946. The largest: M5.9 9 km NW of Varto, Turkey, May 31, 1946.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1946 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1946
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1946 | 1 | 5.4 | 22 km SE of Kastamonu, Turkey |
| February 1946 | 1 | 5.8 | 8 km SSW of Ilg?n, Turkey |
| March 1946 | 0 | ||
| April 1946 | 0 | ||
| May 1946 | 1 | 5.9 | 9 km NW of Varto, Turkey |
| June 1946 | 0 | ||
| July 1946 | 1 | 5.5 | 8 km WSW of Sultanda??, Turkey |
| August 1946 | 0 | ||
| September 1946 | 0 | ||
| October 1946 | 0 | ||
| November 1946 | 0 | ||
| December 1946 | 0 |
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.