Turkey earthquakes in 1979
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1979. The largest: M5.9 22 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey, May 28, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.354 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 79 km deep
- 5.13 km ENE of Kozan, Turkey · 41 km deep
- 4.67 km S of Korkuteli, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 5.08 km SW of Kovanc?lar, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.517 km NNW of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 35 km deep
- 5.012 km NNW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 5.29 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.616 km W of Yeniça?a, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.615 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.611 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 16 km deep
- 5.113 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 18 km deep
- 5.819 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 23 km deep
- 5.922 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 98 km deep
- 4.720 km WNW of And?r?n, Turkey · 51 km deep
- 5.047 km E of Erci?, Turkey · 34 km deep
- 4.811 km ESE of Kelkit, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.913 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 2 | 4.9 | 13 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey |
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 0 | ||
| April 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 47 km E of Erci?, Turkey |
| May 1979 | 1 | 5.9 | 22 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey |
| June 1979 | 5 | 5.8 | 19 km N of Karaburun, Turkey |
| July 1979 | 1 | 5.2 | 9 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey |
| August 1979 | 1 | 5.0 | 12 km NNW of Dursunbey, Turkey |
| September 1979 | 3 | 5.0 | 8 km SW of Kovanc?lar, Turkey |
| October 1979 | 0 | ||
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 2 | 5.3 | 54 km SSW of Türkler, 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.