1810 Crete earthquake

Magnitude 7 eastern Mediterranean earthquake 1810 Crete earthquake yes 16 February 1810 19:00 Greece 7.5 Mw 90 kmPapazachos B.C. Comninakis, P.E. Karakaisis, G.F. Karakostas B.G. Papaioanno Ch.A. Papazachos C.B. Scordilis E.M. amp 2000 A catalogue of earthquakes in Greece and surrounding area for the period 550BC-1999 http://geophysics.geo.auth.gr/the_seisnet/WEBSITE_2005/station_index_en.html 1 August 2010 21 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321121735/http://geophysics.geo.auth.gr/the_seisnet/WEBSITE_2005/station_index_en.html dead 35.5 25.6 inline,title Greece, Crete, Heraklion minor 9 300 fatalities The 1810 Crete earthquake occurred at 22:15 on 16 February. It caused great destruction in Heraklion and some damage from Malta to northern Egypt, and was felt from central Italy to Syria. 300 fatalities were reported from Candia (Heraklion).Stiros Stathis Horsch Georgios 2022 A Note οn the Impacts of the 1810 Seismic Sequence on Crete Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 59 1 104–117 10.12681/bgsg.29122 249447758 free Tectonic setting The Hellenic arc is an arcuate tectonic feature related to the subduction of the African plate beneath the Aegean Sea plate. It is one of the most active seismic zones in western Eurasia and has a history of large earthquakes that also affect Egypt.Hamouda A.Z. 2006 Numerical computations of 1303 tsunamigenic propagation towards Alexandria, Egyptian Coast Journal of African Earth Sciences 44 1 37–44 2006JAfES..44...37H 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.005 Large earthquakes with epicentres near Crete and to the north of the island are typically intermediate depth events located at the subducting plate interface. Such events are often M>7, but due to their depths cause relatively little damage for their size, while being very widely felt.United States Geological Survey 29 March 2010 Tectonic Summary of Greece https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/greece/tectonic_summary.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100729002223/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/greece/tectonic_summary.php 29 July 2010 1 August 2010 Damage The earthquake caused severe damage in Heraklion and northeastern Crete. Damage was also reported from islands in the south Aegean, Cairo, Rosetta, Alexandria in northern Egypt and on Malta. Reports of the collapse of part of the Temple of Amon at Siwa Oasis in 1811 have also been attributed to the 1810 event, rather than a separate earthquake, which is now regarded as a 'spurious event'. Characteristics The earthquake was widely felt, and recorded from as far away as Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, central Italy and various parts of North Africa.Ambraseys N.N. https://books.google.com/books?id=fxnnk2inWT0C&pg=PR1 The seismicity of Egypt, Arabia, and the Red Sea: a historical review Melville C.P. Adams R.D Cambridge University Press 1994 978-0-521-39120-7 63 Nicholas Ambraseys 1 August 2010Papadopoulos G.A. Daskalaki E. Fokaefs A. Giraleas N. amp 2010 Tsunami hazards in the eastern Mediterranean Sea: strong earthquakes and tsunamis in the west Hellenic arc and trench system http://www.seahellarc.gr/files/20091123154851Papadopoulos_et_al.JET.pdf Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 04 3 145–179 10.1142/S1793431110000856 2010-08-01 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001548/http://www.seahellarc.gr/files/20091123154851Papadopoulos_et_al.JET.pdf dead The main shock is reported to have lasted for two minutes in Malta.Mallet R. Report of the annual meeting, Volume 1854 Office of the British Association 1855 87 On the facts of earthquake phænomena Robert Mallet 1 August 2010 https://books.google.com/books?id=deo4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA87 There are reports of a tsunami, with waves being recorded in the harbours of Malta and Alexandria and nearby canals, although these have more the character of seiches. See also List of earthquakes in Greece List of historical earthquakes References National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1585 1972 Data Set National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 22 July 2022 Crete Earthquake, 1810 Category:1810 in the Ottoman Empire Category:1810s disasters in Europe Category:19th-century disasters in the Ottoman Empire Category:19th century in Greece Category:Modern history of Crete Category:Earthquakes in Crete Category:Earthquakes in Greece Category:February 1810