Turkey earthquakes in 1981
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1981. The largest: M5.4 14 km ESE of Kemer, Turkey, Apr 26, 1981.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1981 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1981
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.620 km NW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.517 km SE of Amasya, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.638 km SSE of Demre, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.716 km NE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 5.017 km SSE of Beykonak, Turkey · 54 km deep
- 4.510 km NW of ?mranl?, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.628 km S of Demre, Turkey · 51 km deep
- 4.511 km W of Bursa, Turkey · 15 km deep
- 4.712 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 27 km deep
- 5.414 km ESE of Kemer, Turkey · 70 km deep
- 4.56 km W of A?kale, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.53 km NE of Bey?ehir, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 5.022 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10 km deep
- 4.57 km ENE of Kastal, Turkey · 33 km deep
- 4.645 km SSE of Tekirova, Turkey · 59 km deep
- 5.113 km WNW of Sincik, Turkey · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1981 | 2 | 5.1 | 13 km WNW of Sincik, Turkey |
| February 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 km ENE of Kastal, Turkey |
| March 1981 | 2 | 5.0 | 22 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey |
| April 1981 | 2 | 5.4 | 14 km ESE of Kemer, Turkey |
| May 1981 | 1 | 4.7 | 12 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey |
| June 1981 | 0 | ||
| July 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 11 km W of Bursa, Turkey |
| August 1981 | 1 | 4.6 | 28 km S of Demre, Turkey |
| September 1981 | 1 | 4.5 | 10 km NW of ?mranl?, Turkey |
| October 1981 | 0 | ||
| November 1981 | 3 | 5.0 | 17 km SSE of Beykonak, Turkey |
| December 1981 | 2 | 4.6 | 20 km NW of Kar?ncal?, 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.