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Turkey earthquakes in 1985

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkey in 1985. The largest: M5.2 23 km W of Sar?kam??, Turkey, Nov 7, 1985.

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

19841986

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Where every quake of 1985 was located in Turkey. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198534.56 km WSW of Sütçüler, Turkey
February 198544.919 km SE of Pasinler, Turkey
March 19850
April 198524.517 km SSW of Hocalar, Turkey
May 198514.755 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey
June 198544.982 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey
July 19850
August 198514.918 km WSW of Otlukbeli, Turkey
September 198524.710 km N of Koruköy, Turkey
October 19850
November 198525.223 km W of Sar?kam??, Turkey
December 198524.611 km ENE of Alada?, 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 1985

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.