1784 Erzincan earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey 1784 Erzincan earthquake Turkey yes 1784 07 18 yes 7.6 s yAmbraseys N.N. Jackson J.A. 1998 Faulting associated with historical and recent earthquakes in the Eastern Mediterranean region Geophysical Journal International 133 2 390–406 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00508.x free 1998GeoJI.133..390A 39.5 40.2 region:TR_type:event inline,title North Anatolian Fault Strike-slip Erzincan Ottoman Empire 5,000–>10,000 dead Erzincan in Turkey, then part of the Ottoman Empire, was struck by a major earthquake on 18 July 1784. It caused widespread damage between Erzincan and Muş. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.6 s yes. More than 90% of the houses in Erzincan collapsed and at least 5,000 people died,Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1474 20 November 2021 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 1972 10.7289/V5TD9V7K National Geophysical Data Center with some reports of more than 10,000 deaths.Gündüz A. Türkmen S. Eryiğit U. Karaca Y. Aydın M. Is Turkey an Earthquake Country? The Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine 12 33–37 https://www.ktu.edu.tr/dosyalar/afettibbi_daf35.pdf A 150 km long zone of surface rupture was observed. It ruptured the Yedisu segment at the eastern end of the North Anatolian Fault, which has not ruptured since then and is now regarded as a seismic gap. In 2013 it was estimated that about 2.67 m of displacement deficit has accumulated on this fault segment since 1784, sufficient to drive an earthquake of up to w yes7.5.Aktug B. Dikmen U. Dogru A. Ozener H. 2013 Seismicity and strain accumulation around Karliova Triple Junction (Turkey) Journal of Geodynamics 67 21–29 10.1016/j.jog.2012.04.008 2013JGeo...67...21A References Category:Earthquakes in Turkey Category:1780s earthquakes