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Turkey earthquakes in 1982

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1982. The largest: M5.4 26 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey, Mar 27, 1982.

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

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198214.73 km SW of Çardakl?, Turkey
February 19820
March 198235.426 km SW of Karaçoban, Turkey
April 198214.518 km WNW of Ergani, Turkey
May 198224.814 km S of Diyadin, Turkey
June 198254.631 km NE of Datça, Turkey
July 198214.515 km SSW of Çorlu, Turkey
August 19820
September 19820
October 198214.725 km SSW of Karaçoban, Turkey
November 19820
December 198234.910 km ENE of Kocaköy, 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 1982

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.