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M6.8 earthquake, Turkey, 1969-03-28

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1969-03-28 01:48

Rank in 196921 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19002283 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey · 38.51, 28.54

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1999 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.3M7.3

1953 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

1926 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1969-03-25	1969-03-25 13:21	13 km	13 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey
M6.4 1969-01-14	1969-01-14 23:12	32 km	21 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey
M6.1 1968-12-05	1968-12-05 07:52	18 km	19 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece
M6.8 1964-10-06	1964-10-06 14:31	19 km	12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey
M6.1 1963-09-18	1963-09-18 16:58	30 km	4 km N of Koruköy, Turkey
M6.4 1961-05-23	1961-05-23 02:45	35 km	10 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey
M7.3 1957-04-25	1957-04-25 02:25	35 km	34 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey
M7.1 1957-04-24	1957-04-24 19:10	35 km	27 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey
M6.2 1956-02-20	1956-02-20 20:31	15 km	12 km N of Eski?ehir, Turkey
M6.6 1955-07-16	1955-07-16 07:07	15 km	9 km NW of Sar?kemer, Turkey

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.