83,823
recorded earthquakes
68,398
epicentre inside the border
By year
Stacked by magnitude; one column per year.
0 11692 23385 1902: 1 (M5+) 1902 1903: 1 (M5+) 1906: 1 (M5+) 1907: 1 (M5+) 1912 1915: 3 (M5+) 1916: 1 (M5+) 1917: 1 (M5+) 1918: 2 (M5+) 1919: 1 (M5+) 1922 1923: 2 (M5+) 1926: 2 (M5+) 1928: 1 (M5+) 1930: 2 (M5+) 1931: 1 (M5+) 1932: 20 (M<3) 1932: 40 (M3–4) 1932: 12 (M4–5) 1932: 1 (M5+) 1932 1933: 12 (M<3) 1933: 38 (M3–4) 1933: 9 (M4–5) 1934: 10 (M<3) 1934: 58 (M3–4) 1934: 9 (M4–5) 1934: 3 (M5+) 1935: 22 (M<3) 1935: 113 (M3–4) 1935: 14 (M4–5) 1935: 4 (M5+) 1936: 21 (M<3) 1936: 39 (M3–4) 1936: 8 (M4–5) 1937: 7 (M<3) 1937: 27 (M3–4) 1937: 3 (M4–5) 1937: 1 (M5+) 1938: 3 (M<3) 1938: 25 (M3–4) 1938: 7 (M4–5) 1939: 23 (M<3) 1939: 35 (M3–4) 1939: 13 (M4–5) 1939: 5 (M5+) 1940: 2 (M<3) 1940: 35 (M3–4) 1940: 23 (M4–5) 1940: 7 (M5+) 1941: 1 (M<3) 1941: 5 (M3–4) 1941: 7 (M4–5) 1941: 3 (M5+) 1942: 3 (M<3) 1942: 17 (M3–4) 1942: 16 (M4–5) 1942: 1 (M5+) 1942 1943: 7 (M<3) 1943: 6 (M3–4) 1943: 4 (M4–5) 1944: 1 (M<3) 1944: 11 (M3–4) 1944: 1 (M4–5) 1945: 1 (M<3) 1945: 7 (M3–4) 1945: 9 (M4–5) 1945: 2 (M5+) 1946: 1 (M<3) 1946: 8 (M3–4) 1946: 5 (M4–5) 1946: 1 (M5+) 1947: 2 (M<3) 1947: 9 (M3–4) 1947: 2 (M4–5) 1948: 2 (M<3) 1948: 7 (M3–4) 1948: 3 (M4–5) 1948: 1 (M5+) 1949: 14 (M<3) 1949: 46 (M3–4) 1949: 8 (M4–5) 1949: 3 (M5+) 1950: 8 (M<3) 1950: 20 (M3–4) 1950: 9 (M4–5) 1950: 2 (M5+) 1951: 15 (M3–4) 1951: 5 (M4–5) 1951: 2 (M5+) 1952: 5 (M<3) 1952: 12 (M3–4) 1952: 3 (M4–5) 1952 1953: 2 (M<3) 1953: 12 (M3–4) 1953: 1 (M4–5) 1953: 3 (M5+) 1954: 2 (M<3) 1954: 28 (M3–4) 1954: 38 (M4–5) 1954: 13 (M5+) 1955: 1 (M<3) 1955: 18 (M3–4) 1955: 6 (M4–5) 1955: 3 (M5+) 1956: 1 (M<3) 1956: 52 (M3–4) 1956: 131 (M4–5) 1956: 28 (M5+) 1957: 1 (M<3) 1957: 36 (M3–4) 1957: 31 (M4–5) 1957: 3 (M5+) 1958: 2 (M<3) 1958: 50 (M3–4) 1958: 18 (M4–5) 1958: 5 (M5+) 1959: 38 (M3–4) 1959: 15 (M4–5) 1959: 1 (M5+) 1960: 1 (M<3) 1960: 28 (M3–4) 1960: 12 (M4–5) 1961: 1 (M<3) 1961: 17 (M3–4) 1961: 15 (M4–5) 1961: 2 (M5+) 1962: 1 (M<3) 1962: 10 (M3–4) 1962: 10 (M4–5) 1962: 1 (M5+) 1962 1963: 2 (M<3) 1963: 25 (M3–4) 1963: 6 (M4–5) 1963: 4 (M5+) 1964: 1 (M<3) 1964: 14 (M3–4) 1964: 19 (M4–5) 1964: 1 (M5+) 1965: 17 (M3–4) 1965: 19 (M4–5) 1965: 1 (M5+) 1966: 11 (M3–4) 1966: 11 (M4–5) 1966: 2 (M5+) 1967: 10 (M<3) 1967: 27 (M3–4) 1967: 17 (M4–5) 1967: 3 (M5+) 1968: 18 (M<3) 1968: 57 (M3–4) 1968: 11 (M4–5) 1968: 2 (M5+) 1969: 37 (M<3) 1969: 53 (M3–4) 1969: 38 (M4–5) 1969: 19 (M5+) 1970: 27 (M<3) 1970: 49 (M3–4) 1970: 4 (M4–5) 1970: 2 (M5+) 1971: 8 (M<3) 1971: 26 (M3–4) 1971: 5 (M4–5) 1971: 3 (M5+) 1972: 14 (M<3) 1972: 19 (M3–4) 1972: 12 (M4–5) 1972: 1 (M5+) 1972 1973: 127 (M<3) 1973: 44 (M3–4) 1973: 19 (M4–5) 1973: 3 (M5+) 1974: 121 (M<3) 1974: 47 (M3–4) 1974: 19 (M4–5) 1974: 1 (M5+) 1975: 282 (M<3) 1975: 67 (M3–4) 1975: 30 (M4–5) 1975: 3 (M5+) 1976: 476 (M<3) 1976: 98 (M3–4) 1976: 27 (M4–5) 1976: 3 (M5+) 1977: 991 (M<3) 1977: 65 (M3–4) 1977: 10 (M4–5) 1977: 1 (M5+) 1978: 942 (M<3) 1978: 57 (M3–4) 1978: 15 (M4–5) 1978: 1 (M5+) 1979: 986 (M<3) 1979: 65 (M3–4) 1979: 28 (M4–5) 1979: 6 (M5+) 1980: 773 (M<3) 1980: 79 (M3–4) 1980: 34 (M4–5) 1980: 4 (M5+) 1981: 566 (M<3) 1981: 34 (M3–4) 1981: 7 (M4–5) 1981: 1 (M5+) 1982: 320 (M<3) 1982: 41 (M3–4) 1982: 7 (M4–5) 1982: 2 (M5+) 1982 1983: 621 (M<3) 1983: 61 (M3–4) 1983: 10 (M4–5) 1984: 797 (M<3) 1984: 68 (M3–4) 1984: 11 (M4–5) 1984: 3 (M5+) 1985: 976 (M<3) 1985: 64 (M3–4) 1985: 6 (M4–5) 1985: 1 (M5+) 1986: 767 (M<3) 1986: 84 (M3–4) 1986: 11 (M4–5) 1986: 2 (M5+) 1987: 661 (M<3) 1987: 158 (M3–4) 1987: 15 (M4–5) 1987: 3 (M5+) 1988: 1,346 (M<3) 1988: 230 (M3–4) 1988: 11 (M4–5) 1988: 4 (M5+) 1989: 347 (M<3) 1989: 149 (M3–4) 1989: 8 (M4–5) 1990: 640 (M<3) 1990: 33 (M3–4) 1990: 7 (M4–5) 1990: 1 (M5+) 1991: 856 (M<3) 1991: 60 (M3–4) 1991: 16 (M4–5) 1991: 1 (M5+) 1992: 960 (M<3) 1992: 46 (M3–4) 1992: 9 (M4–5) 1992 1993: 1,955 (M<3) 1993: 62 (M3–4) 1993: 10 (M4–5) 1993: 2 (M5+) 1994: 834 (M<3) 1994: 49 (M3–4) 1994: 9 (M4–5) 1994: 1 (M5+) 1995: 812 (M<3) 1995: 27 (M3–4) 1995: 18 (M4–5) 1995: 1 (M5+) 1996: 1,061 (M<3) 1996: 20 (M3–4) 1996: 12 (M4–5) 1997: 1,780 (M<3) 1997: 56 (M3–4) 1997: 7 (M4–5) 1997: 1 (M5+) 1998: 1,307 (M<3) 1998: 59 (M3–4) 1998: 8 (M4–5) 1999: 1,343 (M<3) 1999: 89 (M3–4) 1999: 23 (M4–5) 2000: 1,057 (M<3) 2000: 65 (M3–4) 2000: 15 (M4–5) 2001: 610 (M<3) 2001: 59 (M3–4) 2001: 8 (M4–5) 2001: 1 (M5+) 2002: 1,570 (M<3) 2002: 97 (M3–4) 2002: 14 (M4–5) 2002: 1 (M5+) 2002 2003: 657 (M<3) 2003: 35 (M3–4) 2003: 9 (M4–5) 2003: 1 (M5+) 2004: 820 (M<3) 2004: 51 (M3–4) 2004: 9 (M4–5) 2004: 3 (M5+) 2005: 917 (M<3) 2005: 59 (M3–4) 2005: 11 (M4–5) 2005: 3 (M5+) 2006: 1,339 (M<3) 2006: 95 (M3–4) 2006: 18 (M4–5) 2006: 4 (M5+) 2007: 1,418 (M<3) 2007: 61 (M3–4) 2007: 10 (M4–5) 2008: 2,104 (M<3) 2008: 124 (M3–4) 2008: 22 (M4–5) 2008: 5 (M5+) 2009: 1,556 (M<3) 2009: 108 (M3–4) 2009: 32 (M4–5) 2009: 6 (M5+) 2010: 21,985 (M<3) 2010: 1,238 (M3–4) 2010: 150 (M4–5) 2010: 12 (M5+) 2011: 2,138 (M<3) 2011: 152 (M3–4) 2011: 29 (M4–5) 2011: 3 (M5+) 2012: 1,346 (M<3) 2012: 82 (M3–4) 2012: 40 (M4–5) 2012: 7 (M5+) 2012 2013: 635 (M<3) 2013: 79 (M3–4) 2013: 16 (M4–5) 2013: 1 (M5+) 2014: 566 (M<3) 2014: 58 (M3–4) 2014: 25 (M4–5) 2014: 5 (M5+) 2015: 543 (M<3) 2015: 46 (M3–4) 2015: 8 (M4–5) 2015: 1 (M5+) 2016: 682 (M<3) 2016: 54 (M3–4) 2016: 4 (M4–5) 2016: 2 (M5+) 2017: 681 (M<3) 2017: 49 (M3–4) 2017: 2 (M4–5) 2018: 626 (M<3) 2018: 59 (M3–4) 2018: 27 (M4–5) 2019: 716 (M<3) 2019: 127 (M3–4) 2019: 54 (M4–5) 2019: 3 (M5+) 2020: 766 (M<3) 2020: 175 (M3–4) 2020: 14 (M4–5) 2020: 4 (M5+) 2021: 1,231 (M<3) 2021: 697 (M3–4) 2021: 201 (M4–5) 2021: 1 (M5+) 2022: 697 (M<3) 2022: 931 (M3–4) 2022: 79 (M4–5) 2022: 5 (M5+) 2022 2023: 971 (M<3) 2023: 1,077 (M3–4) 2023: 36 (M4–5) 2024: 1,355 (M<3) 2024: 950 (M3–4) 2024: 47 (M4–5) 2024: 1 (M5+) 2025: 739 (M<3) 2025: 576 (M3–4) 2025: 26 (M4–5) 2025: 2 (M5+) 2026: 581 (M<3) 2026: 231 (M3–4) 2026: 18 (M4–5)
Read this chart carefully. Rising columns do not mean earthquakes are becoming more frequent. The monitoring network improved over time: the smallest detectable earthquake in Türkiye was about M5.0 in 1966 and is M1.5 today. Earlier years look quiet because small events were not heard , not because they did not happen.
Largest earthquakes
Inclusion rule: the radius widens with magnitude (15 km up to M4, 150 km at M7 and above). This is not a measure of felt shaking or intensity.
Magnitude Date Depth Distance 7.2 31.12.1934 18:45 10 km 203 km 7.2 16.10.1907 13:57 35 km 386 km 7.2 04.04.2010 22:40 5.5 km 214 km 7.1 21.04.1918 22:32 10 km 413 km 7.1 29.04.1954 11:34 10 km 272 km 7.1 21.11.1915 00:13 35 km 188 km 7.1 12.12.1902 23:10 0 km 206 km 7.1 02.05.1939 13:14 10 km 220 km 7.0 12.04.2012 07:15 10 km 280 km 7.0 09.02.1956 14:32 15 km 160 km 6.9 03.08.2009 17:59 11.1 km 290 km 6.9 19.05.1940 04:36 10 km 296 km 6.8 20.11.1949 07:09 10 km 367 km 6.8 07.07.1932 16:15 10 km 242 km 6.7 18.11.1963 14:38 15 km 192 km
Latest earthquakes
Magnitude all M3+ M4+ M5+ M6+ Depth all 0–10 km 10–35 km 35–70 km 70 km+ Year all 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902
Magnitude Date Depth Distance 1.6 03.08.2026 14:23 7.2 km 256 km 1.6 03.08.2026 10:08 12.6 km 285 km 3.0 02.08.2026 22:57 13.9 km 143 km 3.6 02.08.2026 22:54 10 km 147 km 3.3 02.08.2026 22:52 12.1 km 149 km 1.4 02.08.2026 22:41 5.1 km 254 km 3.1 02.08.2026 22:24 8.5 km 159 km 3.5 02.08.2026 22:22 5.4 km 128 km 3.5 02.08.2026 10:15 7.2 km 132 km 1.5 02.08.2026 07:37 6.7 km 253 km 1.4 02.08.2026 05:57 6.2 km 253 km 1.5 02.08.2026 05:41 5.7 km 256 km 1.4 02.08.2026 04:41 5.6 km 253 km 1.9 02.08.2026 04:40 7.9 km 253 km 1.4 02.08.2026 02:28 6.6 km 256 km 1.9 02.08.2026 02:23 6 km 256 km 1.4 02.08.2026 02:22 7.1 km 252 km 2.2 02.08.2026 01:26 6 km 256 km 1.9 02.08.2026 00:09 6.7 km 256 km 2.3 01.08.2026 22:33 5.8 km 253 km 1.8 01.08.2026 22:10 7 km 256 km 1.6 01.08.2026 21:56 7.1 km 255 km 1.5 01.08.2026 21:02 6.4 km 254 km 2.4 01.08.2026 20:41 7.7 km 253 km 1.0 01.08.2026 17:55 4.9 km 248 km 1.4 01.08.2026 16:19 3.8 km 253 km 1.1 01.08.2026 13:44 6.2 km 257 km 1.4 01.08.2026 07:35 5.7 km 257 km 1.9 01.08.2026 00:15 13.1 km 322 km 1.0 31.07.2026 20:13 -0.3 km 315 km 1.6 31.07.2026 10:47 10.2 km 244 km 1.5 31.07.2026 10:37 6 km 253 km 1.0 31.07.2026 08:26 10.7 km 275 km 1.5 31.07.2026 05:31 3.9 km 252 km 1.7 30.07.2026 20:53 11.1 km 252 km 1.4 29.07.2026 20:33 -0.3 km 289 km 1.5 29.07.2026 17:13 12.1 km 265 km 2.4 29.07.2026 14:08 7.4 km 253 km 1.9 29.07.2026 13:19 4.7 km 253 km 2.2 29.07.2026 13:18 7.7 km 252 km 1.8 29.07.2026 13:17 7.4 km 253 km 2.1 28.07.2026 16:33 17.3 km 334 km 1.6 28.07.2026 10:12 7.1 km 253 km 1.4 27.07.2026 20:57 4.7 km 254 km 1.6 27.07.2026 02:42 9.2 km 276 km 1.5 26.07.2026 21:28 10 km 237 km 3.3 26.07.2026 10:17 19.9 km 132 km 3.2 26.07.2026 09:15 20 km 209 km 2.9 25.07.2026 01:16 21.3 km 206 km 3.0 24.07.2026 21:15 17.1 km 142 km 1.5 24.07.2026 20:25 10.7 km 232 km 3.2 24.07.2026 09:51 10 km 109 km 0.9 23.07.2026 14:25 3.3 km 274 km 2.1 23.07.2026 08:17 13.9 km 255 km 4.1 23.07.2026 02:01 10 km 165 km 3.4 21.07.2026 22:43 10 km 116 km 2.1 21.07.2026 11:49 10.7 km 204 km 1.4 20.07.2026 16:23 5.1 km 255 km 1.2 19.07.2026 23:29 8.1 km 235 km 2.1 19.07.2026 19:16 13.1 km 237 km
Method and sources
What this page counts An earthquake appears here when its epicentre is within a magnitude-dependent distance of this place's border: 15 km up to M4, 30 km to M5, 60 km to M6, 100 km to M7, and 150 km at M7 and above. The rule exists because a large earthquake concerns neighbouring provinces too — the 17 August 1999 epicentre was in the Gulf of İzmit, on no province's land at all. Location precision Epicentre uncertainty is typically 1–10 km, and larger for older records. That is why this site breaks data down to districts but not to neighbourhoods or villages — the data does not support that distinction. Magnitude scales The catalogues use more than twelve magnitude scales (Mw, ML, mb, Md…) and they are not equivalent. Values are shown on the scale the source reported; they are not converted. Deduplication The same earthquake is published by several catalogues. Records within 20 seconds and 100 km whose magnitudes differ by no more than 1.2 are treated as one event; the primary record is chosen by catalogue priority. Updates Recent earthquakes are fetched from four sources every five minutes. The historical archive is rebuilt infrequently. Sources USGS ComCat · ISC Bulletin · AFAD · Kandilli / KOERI · EMSC/CSEM Reporting an error If you spot a wrong record, write to us; we verify against the source and correct it.