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M6.7 earthquake, Turkey, 1975-03-27

MagnitudeM6.7ms

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1975-03-27 05:15

Rank in 197517 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19002819 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

31 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 40.42, 26.14

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1953 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1912 M7.2M7.2

1981 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.2M7.2

1928 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

2020 M7.0M7.0

1968 M7.0M7.0

1932 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1969-03-28	1969-03-28 01:48	10 km	10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey
M6.1 1969-03-25	1969-03-25 13:21	13 km	13 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey
M7.0 1968-02-19	1968-02-19 22:45	11 km	55 km S of Mýrina, Greece
M6.6 1967-03-04	1967-03-04 17:58	10 km	22 km NNE of Skýros, Greece
M6.0 1965-03-09	1965-03-09 17:57	20 km	6 km NNW of Patitírion, Greece
M6.8 1964-10-06	1964-10-06 14:31	19 km	12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey
M6.1 1963-09-18	1963-09-18 16:58	30 km	4 km N of Koruköy, Turkey
M6.2 1955-04-19	1955-04-19 16:47	15 km	4 km NNE of Káto Lekhónia, Greece
M6.0 1954-08-03	1954-08-03 18:18	15 km	32 km SE of Karyes, Greece
M7.3 1953-03-18	1953-03-18 19:06	10 km	7 km N of Gönen, 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.