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M7.0 earthquake, Turkey, 1919-11-18

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1919-11-18 21:54

Rank in 191911 / 90among M6+

Rank since 19001420 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

3 km ESE of Soma, Turkey · 39.18, 27.65

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1999 M7.6M7.6

1953 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1914 M7.1M7.1

2020 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

1926 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1914-10-03	1914-10-03 22:07	15 km	15 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey
M6.7 1912-09-13	1912-09-13 23:31	15 km	30 km SW of Kumbağ, Turkey
M6.2 1912-08-10	1912-08-10 09:23	10 km	23 km NE of Biga, Turkey
M7.2 1912-08-09	1912-08-09 01:29	15 km	25 km SE of Malkara, Turkey
M6.0 1909-01-19	1909-01-19 04:56	15 km	21 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey
M7.2 1905-11-08	1905-11-08 22:06	15 km	Aegean Sea
M6.1 1904-08-11	1904-08-11 06:06	15 km	4 km SE of Megálo Chorió, Greece

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.