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M6.0 earthquake 16 km NNW of Senirkent, Turkey
Wednesday, January 16, 1918, 07:13:19 UTC · 38.246°N, 30.486°E
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Senirkent, Turkey on Wednesday, January 16, 1918, 07:13:19 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M7.1 on October 3, 1914.
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Moderate · 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 earthquakeDashed circle: 75 km aftershock search area
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
14 kilotons of TNT
That is about the energy of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 30 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
200 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Aegean Sea and Anatolian plates. Earthquakes this far from a boundary happen on faults inside a plate, often less frequently but sometimes strongly.
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 75 km
USGS lists 1 M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the following 30 days; the largest was M5.5 on January 16, 1918. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 5 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.115 km WSW of Burdur, TurkeyOctober 3, 1914 · 72 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.922 km NNE of Yunak, TurkeyOctober 29, 1909 · 142 km NE of this epicenter
- 5.67 km N of Datça, TurkeyApril 30, 1911 · 295 km SW of this epicenter
- 5.510 km SE of İscehisar, TurkeyOctober 11, 1914 · 67 km NE of this epicenter
- 5.45 km ESE of Yeşilova, TurkeyOctober 4, 1914 · 103 km SW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 27 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 18,967 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1719
Turkey
25 May 1719 · 299 km away · intensity X
6,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1914M7.0
Burdur, Kilinc, Keciborlu, Isparta
3 Oct 1914 · 51 km away · intensity IX
4,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1855M6.7
Tayabas, Bursa
28 Feb 1855 · 248 km away · intensity X
2,200 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1875M7.3
Capali, Dinar, Civril, Yaka
3 May 1875 · 30 km away · intensity X
1,300 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1855M6.7
Bursa
29 Apr 1855 · 248 km away
1,300 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1899M6.7
Sultanhisar,Atca,Nazilli,Kuyucak,Denizli
20 Sep 1899 · 148 km away · intensity IX
1,117 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.