What the records say
- When
- 2 Jun 1859
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 39.90° N, 41.30° E
- Deaths
- 15000
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1859 Erzurum earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
The 1859 Erzurum earthquake occurred at 10:30 on 2 June. It had a magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 15,000 casualties. The earthquake destroyed much of the city of Erzurum.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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