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Turkey earthquakes in 1957

14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1957. The largest: M7.3 34 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey, Apr 25, 1957.

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

19561958

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Where every quake of 1957 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1957

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19570
February 19570
March 19570
April 195737.334 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey
May 195757.113 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey
June 195735.517 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey
July 195715.5eastern Turkey
August 19570
September 195715.415 km NW of ?skilip, Turkey
October 195715.35 km N of Pazaryeri, Turkey
November 19570
December 19570

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 1957

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.