The earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023 had a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was one of 19 earthquakes of a magnitude between 7.0 and 7.9 that year. Moreover, a total of 129 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 to 6.9, and no earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 or more were registered.
Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation
(magnitude)
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US Geological Survey. (February 9, 2024). Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation (magnitude) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/
US Geological Survey. "Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation (magnitude)." Chart. February 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation (magnitude). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/
US Geological Survey. "Number of Earthquakes Worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale Gradation (Magnitude)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/
US Geological Survey, Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation (magnitude) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of earthquakes worldwide from 2006 to February 2024, by Richter Scale gradation (magnitude) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263104/worldwide-earthquakes-since-2006-by-richter-scale-gradation/
