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M6.0 earthquake 21 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey
Tuesday, January 19, 1909, 04:56:39 UTC · 38.826°N, 26.579°E
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey on Tuesday, January 19, 1909, 04:56:39 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M7.2 on November 8, 1905.
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 15 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
15 kilotons of TNT
That is about the energy of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
39 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Aegean Sea and Anatolian plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: shallow
15 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 6 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.2Aegean SeaNovember 8, 1905 · 219 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.14 km SE of Megálo Chorió, GreeceAugust 11, 1904 · 160 km S of this epicenter
- 5.830 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, TurkeyOctober 22, 1905 · 255 km NE of this epicenter
- 5.59 km NNW of Amorgós, GreeceJune 23, 1908 · 222 km S of this epicenter
- 5.511 km ESE of Kímolos, GreeceJune 23, 1908 · 282 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.310 km SE of Sárti, GreeceNovember 9, 1905 · 254 km NW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 49 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 30,451 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1883M7.3
Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme
15 Oct 1883 · 67 km away · intensity X
15,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1881M7.3
Khios; Turkey: Cesme
3 Apr 1881 · 70 km away · intensity XI
7,866 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)tsunami
- 1855M6.7
Tayabas, Bursa
28 Feb 1855 · 265 km away · intensity X
2,200 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1894M6.7
Turkey
10 Jul 1894 · 268 km away · intensity X
1,349 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)tsunami
- 1855M6.7
Bursa
29 Apr 1855 · 265 km away
1,300 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1899M6.7
Sultanhisar,Atca,Nazilli,Kuyucak,Denizli
20 Sep 1899 · 221 km away · intensity IX
1,117 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.