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M7.0 earthquake, Turkey, 1942-12-20

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1942-12-20 14:03

Rank in 194213 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19001434 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

13 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 40.91, 36.74

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M7.8M7.8

1943 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1992 M6.7M6.7

1938 M6.6M6.6

1910 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1942-12-11	1942-12-11 02:39	15 km	13 km WNW of Gümü?hac?köy, Turkey
M6.0 1941-11-12	1941-11-12 10:04	15 km	4 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey
M6.2 1940-07-30	1940-07-30 00:12	15 km	15 km N of Saraykent, Turkey
M7.8 1939-12-26	1939-12-26 23:57	20 km	20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey
M6.6 1938-04-19	1938-04-19 10:59	10 km	26 km NE of Kaman, Turkey
M6.3 1929-05-18	1929-05-18 06:37	15 km	11 km N of Su?ehri, Turkey
M7.0 1916-01-24	1916-01-24 06:55	15 km	18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey
M6.5 1910-06-25	1910-06-25 19:20	15 km	15 km ENE of İskilip, Turkey
M6.3 1909-02-09	1909-02-09 11:24	15 km	26 km ENE of Koyulhisar, 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.