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Turkey earthquakes in 1949

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1949. The largest: M7.2 9 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey, Jul 23, 1949.

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

19481950

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Where every quake of 1949 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1949

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19490
February 194915.54 km WNW of Domaniç, Turkey
March 19490
April 194915.519 km NNW of Siverek, Turkey
May 194915.513 km ENE of Gözyeri, Turkey
June 19490
July 194927.29 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey
August 194936.814 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey
September 19490
October 19490
November 194915.613 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey
December 19490

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.

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Turkey nowWorldwide in 1949

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.