1898 Balıkesir earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
39°24′N 27°32′E / 39.40°N 27.53°E / 39.40; 27.53The 1898 Balıkesir earthquake occurred around 11:30 local time (8:30 UTC) on 29 January 1898 in Ottoman Empire, modern Turkey. It was the deadliest earthquake in history of Balıkesir.[1] Around 500 people died as a result of the earthquake. Only 51 of the 11,000 buildings in city remained unaffected. Around 53,000 people from the city and around the city were affected.[2][3]
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Earthquakes in 1890s
- Mino–Owari (8.0, Oct 28) †‡
- Laguna Salada (7.3, Feb 23)
- Catamarca (6.0, Mar 21) ‡
- Vacaville–Winters (6.4 & 6.2, Apr 19 & 21)
- Malatya (7.1, Mar 3) †
- Quchan (6.6, Apr 18) †‡
- Atalanti (6.7 & 6.9, Apr 20 & 27) †
- Tokyo (6.6, Jun 20) †
- Istanbul (7.0, Jul 10) †‡
- Shōnai (7.0, Oct 22) †
- San Juan (7.5, Oct 27) †
- Quchan (6.8, Jan 17) †‡
- Carniola (6.1, Apr 14)
- Charleston (5.8, Oct 31)
- Sanriku (8.5, Jun 15) †‡
- Akita–Iwate (7.2, Aug 31) †
- Balıkesir (7.0, Jan 29) †‡
- San Francisco (6.2, Mar 30)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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