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Turkey earthquakes in 1969

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1969. The largest: M6.8 10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey, Mar 28, 1969.

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

19681970

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Where every quake of 1969 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1969

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196916.421 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey
February 19690
March 196996.810 km WSW of Kula, Turkey
April 196925.819 km S of Karaburun, Turkey
May 19690
June 19690
July 19690
August 19690
September 196915.45 km NNE of Varto, Turkey
October 196925.423 km NW of Demirci, Turkey
November 19690
December 19690

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 1969

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.