1727 Tabriz earthquake

1727 Tabriz earthquake yes November 18, 1727 Iran VIII 38.0 46.3 inline,titlehttps://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1242 Significant Earthquake Information National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1972 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 14 April 2022 10.7289/V5TD9V7K Iran, Tabriz 77,000 The 1727 Tabriz earthquake occurred on 18 November with an epicenter near Tabriz in northwest Iran. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and there were an estimated 77,000 deaths. The only record for this earthquake comes from an account written in 1821 and it is very likely that the information for this earthquake refers instead to the 1721 Tabriz earthquake.Ambraseys N.N. Nicholas Ambraseys Melville C.P. A History of Persian Earthquakes https://books.google.com/books?id=1JkfKub5vakC&pg=PA184 Cambridge Earth Science Series 2005 Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-02187-6 184 See also List of earthquakes in Iran List of historical earthquakes References Iran Category:Earthquakes in Iran Category:1720s earthquakes Category:1727 disasters Category:1720s in Iran Category:1727 in Asia Category:History of Tabriz Category:History of East Azerbaijan province Category:18th-century disasters in Asia