1754 Cairo earthquake

Earthquake in Egypt 1754 Cairo earthquake yes 18 October 1754 Egypt fa 6.6 30.8 N 31.0 E inline,title Egypt 7 – 9 40,000 dead A locally devastating earthquake rocked the city of Cairo in the Ottoman Empire (present-day Egypt) on 18 October 1754. Major damage occurred in the city, and an estimated 40,000 people were killed. Nicholas Ambraseys, a Greek seismologist, estimated the felt area magnitude (fa y) at 6.6 and assigned a maximum intensity of VII–IX (Very strong–Violent).Nicholas Ambraseys Robert D. Adams The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review 1994 Cambridge University Press Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London 9780511524912 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/seismicity-of-egypt-arabia-and-the-red-sea/AD535640CC56E47EDB9B969A89FFBF90 10.1017/CBO9780511524912 Damage The quake was particularly destructive in the City of the Dead, Boulaq, and regions of present-day New Cairo. Many homes were destroyed, killing many residents. The Saint Catherine's Monastery was damaged and required repairs. About two-thirds of the buildings in Cairo fell. Shaking was felt for an area of 150,000 km2. Some historians have misdated the event to September 2, 1754, in confusion with another earthquake in Anatolia. At least 40,000 people died due to the shallow depth of focus and location in a densely populated area. The high death toll figure is disputed.Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1329 ngdc.noaa.gov NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 21 November 2021 See also List of earthquakes in Egypt List of historical earthquakes References Category:1750s disasters in Africa Category:1754 disasters Category:History of Cairo Category:Earthquakes in Egypt Category:1750s earthquakes Category:1754 in the Ottoman Empire Category:18th-century disasters in the Ottoman Empire