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M7.3 earthquake, Turkey, 1976-11-24

MagnitudeM7.3ms

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Depth36 km

Time (UTC)1976-11-24 12:22

Rank in 19766 / 109among M6+

Rank since 1900725 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

47 km S of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey · 39.12, 44.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1976 M7.3M7.3

1930 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

1924 M6.9M6.9

1966 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.8M6.8

1988 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

1975 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1975-09-06	1975-09-06 09:20	26 km	7 km ENE of Lice, Turkey
M6.6 1971-05-22	1971-05-22 16:44	10 km	14 km ENE of Bing?l, Turkey
M6.3 1966-08-20	1966-08-20 11:59	27 km	14 km N of Karlıova, Turkey
M6.8 1966-08-19	1966-08-19 12:22	15 km	14 km NE of Varto, Turkey
M6.8 1949-08-17	1949-08-17 18:44	15 km	14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey
M6.0 1935-05-01	1935-05-01 10:24	10 km	28 km E of Kars, Turkey
M6.0 1934-11-12	1934-11-12 07:19	15 km	12 km WNW of Alt?nkum, Turkey
M6.4 1931-04-27	1931-04-27 16:50	15 km	14 km S of Hats’avan, Armenia
M6.2 1930-05-08	1930-05-08 15:35	15 km	13 km SE of Khowy, Iran
M7.1 1930-05-06	1930-05-06 22:34	15 km	10 km SSW of Salm?s, Iran

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.