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Turkey earthquakes in 1980

13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1980. The largest: M5.2 62 km SSE of Ka?, Turkey, May 2, 1980.

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

19791981

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198014.711 km ENE of K?r?khan, Turkey
February 198014.824 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey
March 19800
April 198034.623 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey
May 198015.262 km SSE of Ka?, Turkey
June 19800
July 198015.012 km SW of Kulp, Turkey
August 19800
September 19800
October 198035.013 km NW of Tercan, Turkey
November 198014.771 km SSW of Okurcalar, Turkey
December 198024.712 km NNE of Germencik, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Turkey nowWorldwide in 1980

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.