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M7.8 earthquake, Turkey, 1939-12-26

MagnitudeM7.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1939-12-26 23:57

Rank in 19395 / 80among M6+

Rank since 1900176 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey · 39.91, 39.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1939 M7.8M7.8

2023 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1924 M6.9M6.9

1905 M6.8M6.8

1966 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

1992 M6.7M6.7

2020 M6.7M6.7

1975 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1934-11-12	1934-11-12 07:19	15 km	12 km WNW of Alt?nkum, Turkey
M6.3 1929-05-18	1929-05-18 06:37	15 km	11 km N of Su?ehri, Turkey
M6.9 1924-09-13	1924-09-13 14:34	15 km	18 km ESE of Pasinler, Turkey
M7.0 1916-01-24	1916-01-24 06:55	15 km	18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey
M6.3 1909-02-09	1909-02-09 11:24	15 km	26 km ENE of Koyulhisar, Turkey
M6.8 1905-12-04	1905-12-04 07:05	10 km	13 km NNE of Sincik, 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.