Turkey earthquakes in 1978
21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1978. The largest: M5.1 12 km NNE of Nurhak, Turkey, Dec 4, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.76 km SSE of Çorum, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 5.112 km NNE of Nurhak, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.623 km N of Erci?, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.612 km SSW of Sincik, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.78 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.617 km SE of Genç, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.623 km ENE of Ye?ilova, Turkey · 16 km deep
- 4.919 km SW of Karakeçili, Turkey · 13 km deep
- 4.810 km NW of Kale, Turkey · 11 km deep
- 4.522 km SE of Ardahan, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.615 km ENE of Konya, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.52 km SSW of Cimin, Turkey · 20 km deep
- 4.612 km ENE of Cimin, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.87 km ESE of Cimin, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.51 km E of Nurda??, Turkey · 36 km deep
- 4.532 km SSE of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.78 km NE of Diyadin, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.521 km SW of Diyadin, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.614 km NNE of Lice, Turkey · 43 km deep
- 4.54 km NNW of Kale, Turkey · 7 km deep
- 4.714 km E of Horasan, Turkey · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 4 | 4.7 | 14 km E of Horasan, Turkey |
| February 1978 | 7 | 4.8 | 7 km ESE of Cimin, Turkey |
| March 1978 | 1 | 4.5 | 22 km SE of Ardahan, Turkey |
| April 1978 | 0 | ||
| May 1978 | 0 | ||
| June 1978 | 1 | 4.8 | 10 km NW of Kale, Turkey |
| July 1978 | 2 | 4.9 | 19 km SW of Karakeçili, Turkey |
| August 1978 | 1 | 4.6 | 17 km SE of Genç, Turkey |
| September 1978 | 2 | 4.7 | 8 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey |
| October 1978 | 0 | ||
| November 1978 | 1 | 4.6 | 23 km N of Erci?, Turkey |
| December 1978 | 2 | 5.1 | 12 km NNE of Nurhak, Turkey |
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.