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Turkey earthquakes in 1952

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1952. The largest: M5.8 8 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey, Mar 19, 1952.

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

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Where every quake of 1952 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1952

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195215.712 km WNW of Pasinler, Turkey
February 195215.28 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey
March 195225.88 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey
April 19520
May 19520
June 195215.212 km S of Datça, Turkey
July 19520
August 19520
September 195215.321 km N of Ka?, Turkey
October 195215.722 km SE of Adana, Turkey
November 19520
December 19520

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 1952

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.