- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 1, 1944 CE
- Location:
- Turkey
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
- Deaths:
- 2,381
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1944 CE
- Argentina, San Juan Province · Mw 6.9 · 10,000 deaths
- Japan, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula · Mw 8.1 · 1,223 deaths
- Turkey, Ayvalik · Mw 6.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Usak · M 6 · 21 deaths
- Iran, Gorgan · Ms 5.2 · 20 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province · Ms 7.2 · 3 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1944 CE Earthquake — Turkey happen?
- February 1, 1944 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2,381. Historical death tolls vary by source.