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M6.7 earthquake, Turkey, 1944-10-06

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1944-10-06 02:34

Rank in 194420 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002642 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

15 km WSW of Alt?noluk, Turkey · 39.51, 26.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1953 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1932 M6.9M6.9

2014 M6.9M6.9

1969 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.1 1938-07-20	1938-07-20 00:23	15 km	8 km NW of Fylí, Greece
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
M6.3 1933-05-11	1933-05-11 19:09	10 km	9 km SE of Néa Apollonía, Greece
M6.0 1932-09-26	1932-09-26 21:27	10 km	9 km S of Néa Vrasná, Greece
M6.9 1932-09-26	1932-09-26 19:20	10 km	7 km NNE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece
M6.1 1930-03-31	1930-03-31 12:33	15 km	18 km NE of Argalastí, Greece
M6.2 1928-05-02	1928-05-02 21:54	15 km	23 km SE of Yenice, 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.