About Turkey's Earthquake History, Where and How Much Intense Earthquake Happened?
"Great Istanbul Earthquake" with an intensity of 7.2 on September 10, 1509, "East Izmir Earthquake" with an intensity of 7.5 on February 23, 1653, "Anatolian Earthquake" with an intensity of 8 on August 17, 1668, 7 on July 10, 1688. The "İzmir Earthquake" was in intensity, the "Chios Earthquake" with an intensity of 7.3 on April 3, 1881, and the "Istanbul Earthquake" with an intensity of 7 on July 10, 1894.
Between 1900 and 1939, the "Murefte Earthquake" with an intensity of 7.3 occurred on August 9, 1912, the "Ayvalık Earthquake" with an intensity of 7 on November 18, 1919, and the "Hakkari Earthquake" with an intensity of 7.6 on May 7, 1930.
Erzincan, Erbaa, Ladik, Gerede, Yenice, Fethiye, Abant, Manyas, Gediz, Muradiye, Izmit, Düzce and Van earthquakes took place between 1939 and 2018.
In the "Great Erzincan Earthquake" with a magnitude of 7.9 on 27 December 1939, approximately 33 thousand people lost their lives, 100 thousand people were injured and around 116 thousand buildings were destroyed. The Erzincan earthquake is considered one of the largest earthquakes in the world.
This earthquake was the biggest earthquake experienced within the borders of Turkey. With this earthquake, the existence of the North Anatolian Fault Line began to be understood for the first time and the issues related to the earthquake in Turkey were discussed.
In 1942, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 in Tokat Erbaa lost 3 thousand lives.
The "Ladik Earthquake" occurred around the Ladik district of Samsun on 26 November 1943. In the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2, which affected a wide area, 4 thousand people lost their lives, thousands were injured, and 75 percent of the buildings were destroyed.
Various earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 occurred in Bolu Gerede in 1944, 7.2 in Çanakkale Yenice in 1953, 7.1 in Muğla Fethiye and Bolu Abant in 1957, and 7 in Manyas in 1964. has been recorded.
On August 19, 1966, an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude occurred in the Varto district of Muş. This earthquake is known as one of the earthquakes that caused great damage in the history of the country.
In the same year, there were 2 separate tremors in Varto. The first resulted in 14 deaths and 75 injuries on 7 March, and the second resulted in 2,394 deaths and 1,500 injuries on 19 August.
In the years that followed, Mudurnu earthquakes of 7.2 intensity occurred in 1967 and Gediz earthquake of 7.2 intensity occurred in 1970.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred in Kocaeli Gölcük on 17 August 1999, causing great loss of life and property. The Gölcük Earthquake, which lasted 45 seconds and was known as the "longest earthquake" in Turkey's earthquake history, was felt in a wide area from Ankara to İzmir, as well as the entire Marmara Region. Great loss of life and property occurred in Kocaeli, Gölcük, Düzce, Sakarya, İstanbul and Yalova.
According to official records, in Kocaeli, where 17 thousand 118 people died and nearly 25 thousand people were injured, 9 thousand 477 people lost their lives and 9 thousand 881 people were injured in Kocaeli, which was most affected by the earthquake.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on 12 November 1999 in Düzce lasted for 30 seconds. The earthquake, which was effective in many provinces, was felt even in Ukraine. In the earthquake in question, 894 people lost their lives and 2 thousand 679 people were injured.
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on October 23, 2011, centered in the Tabanlı district of Van, lasted 25 seconds and 601 people died. 140 domestic teams participated in the rescue efforts with 4,418 people. 10 countries from around the world supported the work with 12 teams.
Van was shaken by another big earthquake on 9 November 2011 at 21:23. 25 buildings, including 2 hotels, were destroyed in the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6, the epicenter of which was the Edremit district.
The 2023 Gaziantep-Kahramanmaraş earthquakes or the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes are two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.8 and 7.5 on February 6, 2023, 9 hours apart, with epicenters in Gaziantep's Şehitkamil district and Kahramanmaraş's Ekinözü district, respectively.
The 20 Biggest Earthquakes in World History
1- Valdivia, Chile; 1960; size 9.5
2- Prince William Sound, Alaska; 1964; magnitude 9.2
3- Sumatra-Andaman Islands; 2004; magnitude 9.1
4- Tōhoku, Japan; 2011; magnitude 9.1
5- Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia; 1952; magnitude 9.0
6- Off Maule, Chile; 2010; magnitude 8.8
7- Off the coast of Ecuador; 1906; magnitude 8.8
8- The Rat Islands, Alaska; 1965; magnitude 8.7
9- Assam-Tibet; 1950; magnitude 8.6
10- Off the west coast of North Sumatra; 2012; size 8.6
11- North Sumatra, Indonesia; 2005; magnitude 8.6
12- Andreanof Islands, Alaska; 1957; magnitude 8.6
13- Unimak Island, Alaska; 1946; magnitude 8.6
14- Banda Sea, Indonesia; 1938; size 8.5
15- Atacama, Chile; 1922; size 8.5
16- Kuril Islands; Russia; 1963; size 8.5
17- Near Kamchatka Peninsula; 1923; size 8.4
18- South of Sumatra; 2007; size 8.4
19- Arequipa, Peru; 2001; size 8.4
20- Sanriku-Oki, Japan; 1933; size 8.4
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