1721 Tabriz earthquake explained

1721 Tabriz earthquake
Pre-1900:	yes
Magnitude:	7.7 Ms
Intensity:	- ^[1]
Location:	38°N 46.3°W^[2]
Countries Affected:	Iran, Tabriz
Casualties:	8,000–250,000

The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, including many prominent mosques and schools in the city, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The total number of casualties caused by the earthquake is between 8,000 and 250,000; it was most likely approximately 80,000. At the time that it occurred, the earthquake was popularly interpreted as an omen of misfortune, or a demonstration of godly wrath.^[3] The destruction that the earthquake caused was a significant factor in the successful Ottoman takeover of Tabriz in 1725, as well as contributing to Tabriz's economic difficulties during that period.^{[4] [5]} It also caused the destruction of some of the city's significant historical monuments. Accounts of the earthquake are often confused with descriptions of the 1727 Tabriz earthquake.^[6]

See also

• List of earthquakes in Iran
• List of historical earthquakes

Sources

• Book: Matthee. Rudi. Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. 2012. I.B.Tauris. 978-1845117450.

Notes and References

1. Hoseinpur . Maral . Zare . Dr Mehdi . 2009 . Seismic Hazard Assessment of Tabriz, a City in the Northwest of Iran . Journal of the Earth . 4 . 2 . 26 . Islamic Azad University, Northern Tehran branch .
2. Web site: Significant Earthquake Information. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 1972 . NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information . 10.7289/V5TD9V7K. 14 April 2022.
3. Book: Conder, Josiah . Josiah Conder (editor and author)

   . Persia and China, Volume 12 . 1830 . J. Duncan . 193 . Josiah Conder (editor and author).

4. Book: Werner, Christoph . An Iranian Town in Transition: A Social and Economic History of the Elites of Tabriz, 1747–1848 . 2000 . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag . 978-3447043090 . 78–79.
5. Book: Iran . Baker . Patricia L. . Smith . Hilary . 2009 . Bradt Travel Guides . 978-1841622897 . 143.
6. Book: Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes . Gates . Alexander E. . Ritchie . David . 2009 . Infobase Publishing . 978-0816072705 . 293.