1855 Bursa earthquake
  Location within Marmara | |
| Local date |
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|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Epicenter | 40°12′N 29°06′E / 40.20°N 29.10°E |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme) |
| Aftershocks | Mw 6.65±0.33, 11 April 1855[2] |
| Casualties | 1,900 |
The 1855 Bursa earthquake occurred on 28 February,[3] with an estimated magnitude of 7.02±0.64 Mw.[1][4] A devastating precursor quake took place in Mustafakemalpaşa, a town of Bursa Province, and caused severe destruction all over Bursa and other neighboring cities.[5] Approximately 300 people died and thousands of homes and workplaces were wrecked. Some of the historical monuments and buildings, including mosques, collapsed. Subsequently, a fire spread out in the city, which increased the death toll.
On 11 April 1855,[6] an aftershock of the 28 February earthquake was recorded as Mw 6.65±0.33.[2] This aftershock affected the region from Gemlik to Mudanya. 1,300 people died.[7] Gökmen-zâde Seyyid el-Hâcî Hüseyin Rıfat Efendî Bursavî wrote about these earthquakes in his book İşaret-numa, written in the Ottoman Turkish language.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 "1855 02 28 01:30 – Proussa". The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- 1 2 "1855 04 – Proussa". The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi – Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü
- ↑ "Bursa Sağlık Müdürlüğü – Bursa ve Sağlık". Retrieved 2007-01-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "T.C. Bursa Valiliği". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake Lists: TURKEY". Archived from the original on 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ↑ (in Japanese) トルコ災害地震年表 Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ yazmalar.mkutup.gov.tr
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