858,640
recorded earthquakes
730,837
epicentre inside the border
By year
Stacked by magnitude; one column per year.
0 16578 33157 1900: 1 (M3–4) 1900: 1 (M4–5) 1900 1901: 1 (M4–5) 1901: 2 (M5+) 1902: 2 (M4–5) 1902: 1 (M5+) 1903: 2 (M4–5) 1904: 1 (M4–5) 1904: 1 (M5+) 1905: 1 (M3–4) 1905: 2 (M4–5) 1905: 1 (M5+) 1906: 3 (M3–4) 1906: 6 (M4–5) 1906: 2 (M5+) 1907: 1 (M5+) 1908: 1 (M5+) 1909: 3 (M3–4) 1909: 2 (M4–5) 1909: 8 (M5+) 1910: 1 (M3–4) 1910: 3 (M4–5) 1910: 4 (M5+) 1910 1911: 2 (M4–5) 1912: 2 (M4–5) 1913: 2 (M4–5) 1914: 2 (M4–5) 1914: 2 (M5+) 1915: 1 (M3–4) 1915: 5 (M4–5) 1915: 4 (M5+) 1916: 2 (M4–5) 1916: 6 (M5+) 1917: 3 (M4–5) 1917: 2 (M5+) 1918: 1 (M4–5) 1918: 1 (M5+) 1919: 1 (M5+) 1920: 2 (M5+) 1920 1921: 1 (M4–5) 1921: 1 (M5+) 1922: 1 (M5+) 1923: 4 (M5+) 1924: 1 (M4–5) 1925: 1 (M4–5) 1925: 6 (M5+) 1926: 1 (M3–4) 1926: 1 (M5+) 1927: 1 (M5+) 1928: 4 (M4–5) 1928: 1 (M5+) 1929: 4 (M4–5) 1930: 8 (M4–5) 1930: 3 (M5+) 1930 1931: 1 (M3–4) 1931: 3 (M4–5) 1931: 3 (M5+) 1932: 9 (M4–5) 1932: 9 (M5+) 1933: 7 (M4–5) 1933: 11 (M5+) 1934: 7 (M4–5) 1934: 17 (M5+) 1935: 1 (M3–4) 1935: 1 (M4–5) 1935: 7 (M5+) 1936: 6 (M4–5) 1936: 2 (M5+) 1937: 3 (M4–5) 1937: 6 (M5+) 1938: 1 (M3–4) 1938: 2 (M4–5) 1938: 2 (M5+) 1939: 6 (M4–5) 1939: 3 (M5+) 1940: 4 (M4–5) 1940: 3 (M5+) 1940 1941: 6 (M4–5) 1941: 5 (M5+) 1942: 1 (M4–5) 1942: 4 (M5+) 1943: 3 (M4–5) 1943: 1 (M5+) 1944: 1 (M4–5) 1944: 1 (M5+) 1945: 2 (M5+) 1946: 1 (M4–5) 1946: 4 (M5+) 1947: 1 (M3–4) 1947: 4 (M4–5) 1947: 2 (M5+) 1948: 1 (M3–4) 1948: 3 (M4–5) 1948: 1 (M5+) 1949: 8 (M4–5) 1949: 1 (M5+) 1950: 24 (M4–5) 1950: 3 (M5+) 1950 1951: 4 (M4–5) 1951: 2 (M5+) 1952: 3 (M4–5) 1952: 3 (M5+) 1953: 1 (M<3) 1953: 1 (M3–4) 1953: 1 (M4–5) 1953: 3 (M5+) 1954: 2 (M3–4) 1954: 27 (M4–5) 1954: 28 (M5+) 1955: 1 (M3–4) 1955: 22 (M4–5) 1955: 6 (M5+) 1956: 1 (M3–4) 1956: 9 (M4–5) 1956: 3 (M5+) 1957: 4 (M4–5) 1957: 1 (M5+) 1958: 1 (M3–4) 1958: 9 (M4–5) 1959: 1 (M3–4) 1959: 17 (M4–5) 1959: 13 (M5+) 1960: 1 (M3–4) 1960: 4 (M4–5) 1960: 3 (M5+) 1960 1961: 6 (M4–5) 1961: 4 (M5+) 1962: 2 (M3–4) 1962: 7 (M4–5) 1962: 6 (M5+) 1963: 1 (M3–4) 1963: 11 (M4–5) 1963: 1 (M5+) 1964: 22 (M4–5) 1964: 5 (M5+) 1965: 4 (M3–4) 1965: 33 (M4–5) 1965: 3 (M5+) 1966: 2 (M3–4) 1966: 23 (M4–5) 1966: 3 (M5+) 1967: 13 (M4–5) 1967: 4 (M5+) 1968: 18 (M4–5) 1968: 6 (M5+) 1969: 165 (M<3) 1969: 14 (M3–4) 1969: 17 (M4–5) 1969: 4 (M5+) 1970: 355 (M<3) 1970: 12 (M3–4) 1970: 15 (M4–5) 1970: 1 (M5+) 1970 1971: 486 (M<3) 1971: 26 (M3–4) 1971: 19 (M4–5) 1971: 2 (M5+) 1972: 588 (M<3) 1972: 26 (M3–4) 1972: 15 (M4–5) 1972: 1 (M5+) 1973: 516 (M<3) 1973: 26 (M3–4) 1973: 23 (M4–5) 1973: 3 (M5+) 1974: 833 (M<3) 1974: 54 (M3–4) 1974: 24 (M4–5) 1974: 2 (M5+) 1975: 2,525 (M<3) 1975: 336 (M3–4) 1975: 58 (M4–5) 1975: 13 (M5+) 1976: 2,292 (M<3) 1976: 153 (M3–4) 1976: 23 (M4–5) 1976: 6 (M5+) 1977: 2,616 (M<3) 1977: 143 (M3–4) 1977: 20 (M4–5) 1977: 2 (M5+) 1978: 3,445 (M<3) 1978: 212 (M3–4) 1978: 37 (M4–5) 1979: 2,957 (M<3) 1979: 99 (M3–4) 1979: 15 (M4–5) 1979: 3 (M5+) 1980: 5,631 (M<3) 1980: 584 (M3–4) 1980: 336 (M4–5) 1980: 14 (M5+) 1980 1981: 9,446 (M<3) 1981: 190 (M3–4) 1981: 25 (M4–5) 1981: 1 (M5+) 1982: 7,070 (M<3) 1982: 158 (M3–4) 1982: 17 (M4–5) 1982: 2 (M5+) 1983: 7,720 (M<3) 1983: 211 (M3–4) 1983: 35 (M4–5) 1983: 7 (M5+) 1984: 10,375 (M<3) 1984: 295 (M3–4) 1984: 34 (M4–5) 1984: 4 (M5+) 1985: 11,746 (M<3) 1985: 254 (M3–4) 1985: 25 (M4–5) 1986: 7,116 (M<3) 1986: 227 (M3–4) 1986: 24 (M4–5) 1986: 3 (M5+) 1987: 7,625 (M<3) 1987: 230 (M3–4) 1987: 18 (M4–5) 1987: 1 (M5+) 1988: 7,703 (M<3) 1988: 189 (M3–4) 1988: 13 (M4–5) 1988: 1 (M5+) 1989: 8,205 (M<3) 1989: 160 (M3–4) 1989: 24 (M4–5) 1989: 2 (M5+) 1990: 8,970 (M<3) 1990: 190 (M3–4) 1990: 12 (M4–5) 1990: 1 (M5+) 1990 1991: 8,508 (M<3) 1991: 197 (M3–4) 1991: 13 (M4–5) 1991: 5 (M5+) 1992: 12,046 (M<3) 1992: 417 (M3–4) 1992: 60 (M4–5) 1992: 5 (M5+) 1993: 11,296 (M<3) 1993: 224 (M3–4) 1993: 17 (M4–5) 1993: 5 (M5+) 1994: 12,813 (M<3) 1994: 442 (M3–4) 1994: 53 (M4–5) 1994: 5 (M5+) 1995: 10,672 (M<3) 1995: 236 (M3–4) 1995: 29 (M4–5) 1995: 5 (M5+) 1996: 9,241 (M<3) 1996: 221 (M3–4) 1996: 19 (M4–5) 1996: 1 (M5+) 1997: 8,654 (M<3) 1997: 188 (M3–4) 1997: 21 (M4–5) 1997: 4 (M5+) 1998: 11,576 (M<3) 1998: 195 (M3–4) 1998: 19 (M4–5) 1998: 2 (M5+) 1999: 10,889 (M<3) 1999: 243 (M3–4) 1999: 20 (M4–5) 1999: 1 (M5+) 2000: 13,334 (M<3) 2000: 303 (M3–4) 2000: 32 (M4–5) 2000: 2 (M5+) 2000 2001: 13,982 (M<3) 2001: 419 (M3–4) 2001: 17 (M4–5) 2001: 6 (M5+) 2002: 12,936 (M<3) 2002: 433 (M3–4) 2002: 20 (M4–5) 2002: 1 (M5+) 2003: 11,439 (M<3) 2003: 273 (M3–4) 2003: 35 (M4–5) 2003: 1 (M5+) 2004: 19,668 (M<3) 2004: 512 (M3–4) 2004: 37 (M4–5) 2005: 24,551 (M<3) 2005: 296 (M3–4) 2005: 20 (M4–5) 2005: 2 (M5+) 2006: 24,477 (M<3) 2006: 349 (M3–4) 2006: 22 (M4–5) 2006: 1 (M5+) 2007: 16,631 (M<3) 2007: 232 (M3–4) 2007: 31 (M4–5) 2007: 5 (M5+) 2008: 32,652 (M<3) 2008: 360 (M3–4) 2008: 43 (M4–5) 2008: 4 (M5+) 2009: 20,564 (M<3) 2009: 207 (M3–4) 2009: 20 (M4–5) 2010: 24,352 (M<3) 2010: 223 (M3–4) 2010: 32 (M4–5) 2010: 2 (M5+) 2010 2011: 27,862 (M<3) 2011: 209 (M3–4) 2011: 17 (M4–5) 2012: 27,847 (M<3) 2012: 215 (M3–4) 2012: 22 (M4–5) 2012: 3 (M5+) 2013: 32,854 (M<3) 2013: 267 (M3–4) 2013: 34 (M4–5) 2013: 2 (M5+) 2014: 32,093 (M<3) 2014: 395 (M3–4) 2014: 56 (M4–5) 2014: 2 (M5+) 2015: 28,759 (M<3) 2015: 438 (M3–4) 2015: 40 (M4–5) 2015: 2 (M5+) 2016: 24,891 (M<3) 2016: 262 (M3–4) 2016: 26 (M4–5) 2016: 6 (M5+) 2017: 23,151 (M<3) 2017: 524 (M3–4) 2017: 53 (M4–5) 2017: 5 (M5+) 2018: 21,178 (M<3) 2018: 282 (M3–4) 2018: 19 (M4–5) 2018: 1 (M5+) 2019: 22,319 (M<3) 2019: 290 (M3–4) 2019: 34 (M4–5) 2019: 1 (M5+) 2020: 27,607 (M<3) 2020: 561 (M3–4) 2020: 32 (M4–5) 2020: 6 (M5+) 2020 2021: 26,499 (M<3) 2021: 346 (M3–4) 2021: 26 (M4–5) 2021: 4 (M5+) 2022: 27,284 (M<3) 2022: 276 (M3–4) 2022: 21 (M4–5) 2022: 1 (M5+) 2023: 26,136 (M<3) 2023: 293 (M3–4) 2023: 27 (M4–5) 2023: 5 (M5+) 2024: 27,945 (M<3) 2024: 324 (M3–4) 2024: 26 (M4–5) 2024: 5 (M5+) 2025: 30,202 (M<3) 2025: 410 (M3–4) 2025: 22 (M4–5) 2025: 1 (M5+) 2026: 15,588 (M<3) 2026: 203 (M3–4) 2026: 21 (M4–5) 2026: 4 (M5+) 2026
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 7.7 18.04.1906 13:12 10 km 1849 km 7.6 23.06.1946 17:13 15 km 2061 km 7.6 03.10.1915 06:53 10 km 1410 km 7.3 18.08.1959 06:37 10 km 812 km 7.3 08.11.1980 10:27 12.5 km 1921 km 7.2 15.06.2005 02:50 3.3 km 2041 km 7.2 31.01.1922 13:17 15 km 2007 km 7.2 25.04.1992 18:06 14.5 km 1908 km 7.1 21.12.1932 06:10 10 km 1491 km 7.1 16.12.1954 11:07 10 km 1467 km 7.1 22.01.1923 09:04 15 km 1988 km 7.0 17.08.1991 22:17 14.5 km 2014 km 7.0 05.12.2024 18:44 10 km 1979 km 7.0 01.09.1994 15:15 11 km 2037 km 7.0 05.12.2024 18:45 411.5 km 1962 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 1901 1900
Magnitude Date Depth Distance 0.8 04.08.2026 07:55 1 km 1848 km 1.5 04.08.2026 07:44 1.6 km 1852 km 1.3 04.08.2026 07:25 5.4 km 1864 km 1.0 04.08.2026 07:05 3.3 km 1864 km 1.1 04.08.2026 05:51 1.8 km 1849 km 1.3 04.08.2026 05:16 1.4 km 1849 km 1.3 04.08.2026 04:29 2.7 km 1863 km 2.6 04.08.2026 04:12 5.4 km 1833 km 1.1 04.08.2026 03:39 3.4 km 1853 km 0.7 04.08.2026 03:31 2.2 km 1851 km 0.3 04.08.2026 03:01 5.5 km 1853 km 1.9 04.08.2026 02:28 15.3 km 1434 km 2.0 04.08.2026 02:20 15.8 km 1433 km 0.3 04.08.2026 02:04 1.3 km 1854 km 1.1 04.08.2026 01:55 2.5 km 1855 km 0.9 04.08.2026 00:56 2.2 km 1850 km 1.1 04.08.2026 00:13 3.1 km 1863 km 1.1 03.08.2026 22:15 5 km 1863 km 1.7 03.08.2026 21:56 17.1 km 1822 km 2.2 03.08.2026 21:03 -0.1 km 1791 km 1.1 03.08.2026 20:21 2.8 km 1852 km 1.5 03.08.2026 19:58 5.9 km 1869 km 1.7 03.08.2026 19:37 2.9 km 1852 km 1.1 03.08.2026 19:26 1.8 km 1855 km 1.4 03.08.2026 19:00 3.1 km 1851 km 1.2 03.08.2026 18:41 3.1 km 1851 km 1.8 03.08.2026 18:40 -0.3 km 1472 km 0.7 03.08.2026 18:35 5.7 km 1854 km 1.0 03.08.2026 18:06 2.4 km 1864 km 0.9 03.08.2026 17:35 5.2 km 804 km 0.9 03.08.2026 16:00 2.3 km 1853 km 2.2 03.08.2026 15:52 2.7 km 865 km 0.7 03.08.2026 15:05 2 km 1851 km 0.7 03.08.2026 13:58 1.5 km 1853 km 2.6 03.08.2026 13:07 14.9 km 1963 km 0.3 03.08.2026 13:04 8.2 km 1722 km 1.4 03.08.2026 12:40 2 km 1855 km 0.7 03.08.2026 11:55 2.3 km 1849 km 1.6 03.08.2026 11:35 2 km 1850 km 1.0 03.08.2026 11:31 23.9 km 1797 km 0.3 03.08.2026 10:03 1.8 km 1854 km 1.0 03.08.2026 09:44 1.4 km 1846 km 1.4 03.08.2026 09:06 4.7 km 1865 km 1.1 03.08.2026 09:03 2.9 km 1865 km 1.8 03.08.2026 09:02 5 km 1865 km 1.4 03.08.2026 08:19 6.1 km 1864 km 0.3 03.08.2026 08:11 18.5 km 1732 km 0.4 03.08.2026 08:10 6.5 km 1730 km 0.9 03.08.2026 07:47 0.9 km 1849 km 1.1 03.08.2026 07:47 2.2 km 1852 km 1.1 03.08.2026 07:46 3.7 km 1864 km 0.7 03.08.2026 05:48 1.4 km 1853 km 1.4 03.08.2026 05:40 5 km 770 km 1.1 03.08.2026 05:38 3.6 km 769 km 1.0 03.08.2026 05:26 1.6 km 1853 km 0.9 03.08.2026 05:18 2.1 km 1851 km 0.4 03.08.2026 05:11 21.2 km 1823 km 0.4 03.08.2026 05:09 7 km 1730 km 0.2 03.08.2026 05:02 2.2 km 1851 km 0.9 03.08.2026 05:02 2 km 1850 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.