1919 Ayvalık earthquake explained

1919 Ayvalık earthquake
Timestamp:1919-11-18 21:54:41
Anss-Url:iscgem913005
Isc-Event:913005
Local-Time:00:54
Location:39.176°N 27.652°W
Magnitude: 7.0
Intensity:[1]
Casualties:3,000 fatalities

The 1919 Ayvalık earthquake struck Balıkesir Province in the Ottoman Empire on 19 November. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.0 and depth of . Many homes, minarets and public buildings in Soma, Bergama, Ayvalık, Lesbos, Edremit and Balikesir were damaged or collapsed. An estimated 3,000 people were killed and 16,000 buildings were heavily damaged.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Ambraseys . N. N. . Engineering seismology: Part I . Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics . 17 . 1 . 1988 . 0098-8847 . 10.1002/eqe.4290170101 . 18. 1988EESD...17....1A .
  2. Tunc . G. . Cumhuriyetin ilk Yıllarında Meydana Gelen Depremler Sonrası Uygulamalar ve ilk Türk Deprem Yönetmeliği. Practices After Earthquakes in the First Years of the Republic and the First Turkish Earthquake Regulation . 2017 . 12 February 2023 . tr.