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M7.3 earthquake, Turkey, 1953-03-18

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1953-03-18 19:06

Rank in 19535 / 128among M6+

Rank since 1900704 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

7 km N of Gönen, Turkey · 40.17, 27.65

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1999 M7.6M7.6

1953 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1928 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1949-07-23	1949-07-23 15:03	15 km	9 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey
M6.7 1944-10-06	1944-10-06 02:34	15 km	15 km WSW of Alt?noluk, Turkey
M6.1 1944-06-25	1944-06-25 04:16	10 km	17 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey
M6.4 1943-06-20	1943-06-20 15:32	15 km	11 km NNE of Tarakl?, Turkey
M6.2 1942-11-15	1942-11-15 17:01	15 km	31 km NNW of Simav, Turkey
M6.5 1939-09-22	1939-09-22 00:36	35 km	9 km NNW of Bergama, Turkey
M6.0 1935-01-04	1935-01-04 16:20	10 km	8 km N of Marmara, Turkey
M6.3 1935-01-04	1935-01-04 14:41	15 km	9 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey
M6.2 1928-05-02	1928-05-02 21:54	15 km	23 km SE of Yenice, Turkey
M7.1 1928-04-14	1928-04-14 09:00	10 km	9 km S of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

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.