1855 Bursa earthquake

1855 Bursa earthquake
Local date 28 February 1855 (1855-02-28)
Magnitude 7.5 M
Epicenter 40°12′N 29°06′E / 40.20°N 29.10°E / 40.20; 29.10Coordinates: 40°12′N 29°06′E / 40.20°N 29.10°E / 40.20; 29.10
Areas affected Turkey
Max. intensity X (Extreme)
Casualties 1,900

The 1855 Bursa earthquake occurred on 28 February,[1] with a recorded magnitude of 7.5.[2] A devastating precursor quake that took place in Kemalpaşa, a town of Bursa, Turkey caused severe destruction all over Bursa and other neighboring cities.[3] 300 people died and thousands of homes and workplaces were wrecked, and some of the historical monuments and buildings including mosques collapsed. Subsequently, fire spread out in the city, which increased the death toll.

On 11 April 1855,[4] an aftershock of the 28 February earthquake was recorded as 7.0 magnitude. This aftershock affected the region from Gemlik to Mudanya. 1,300 people died.[5] Gökmen-zâde Seyyid el-Hâcî Hüseyin Rıfat Efendî Bursavî wrote about these earthquakes in his book İşaret-numa, written in the Ottoman Turkish language.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi - Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü
  2. ↑ "Bursa Sağlık Müdürlüğü - Bursa ve Sağlık". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  3. ↑ "T.C. Bursa Valiliği". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
  4. ↑ USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake Lists: TURKEY
  5. ↑ (in Japanese) トルコ災害地震年表
  6. ↑ http://yazmalar.mkutup.gov.tr/detay_goster.php?k=80073%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D


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