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M5.4 earthquake 17 km N of Bayramören, Turkey
Tuesday, August 14, 1951, 18:46:05 UTC · 41.100°N, 33.195°E
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 17 km N of Bayramören, Turkey on Tuesday, August 14, 1951, 18:46:05 UTC, at a depth of 15.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M7.0 on August 13, 1951.
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- 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 earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
2 kilotons of TNT
That is about 1/7 of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 4 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
12 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Anatolian and Eurasian 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 75 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 75 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 62 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.610 km WNW of Orta, TurkeyFebruary 1, 1944 · 52 km S of this epicenter
- 7.56 km SSE of Ilgaz, TurkeyNovember 26, 1943 · 46 km SE of this epicenter
- 7.013 km SE of Ayvacık, TurkeyDecember 20, 1942 · 299 km E of this epicenter
- 7.014 km S of Eflani, TurkeyAugust 13, 1951 · 29 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.626 km NE of Kaman, TurkeyApril 19, 1938 · 183 km S of this epicenter
- 6.515 km ENE of İskilip, TurkeyJune 25, 1910 · 125 km E of this epicenter
- 6.4TurkeyJune 20, 1943 · 234 km W of this epicenter
- 6.215 km N of Saraykent, TurkeyJuly 30, 1940 · 239 km SE of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 17 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 8,916 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1943M7.5
Ladik, Samsun, Havza
26 Nov 1943 · 46 km away · intensity XI
4,020 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1944M7.6
Turkey
1 Feb 1944 · 52 km away · intensity X
2,381 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1942M7.0
Niksar, Erbaa
20 Dec 1942 · 299 km away · intensity X
1,000 deathsExtreme damage ($25M+)
- 1866M7.2
Goynuk
12 May 1866 · 217 km away · intensity IX
675 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1943M6.4
Hendek, Adapazari
20 Jun 1943 · 234 km away · intensity X
285 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1938M6.6
Kirsehir
19 Apr 1938 · 183 km away · intensity X
224 deathsSevere damage ($5–24M)
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.