What the records say
- When
- 12 May 1866
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 40.38° N, 30.80° E
- Deaths
- 675
- Houses destroyed
- 2400
- Intensity mmi
- 9
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1866 Bingöl earthquake
Earthquake in Turkey
The 1866 Bingöl earthquake struck the Ottoman Empire on 12 May. It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 7.2 and was associated with faulting along the East Anatolian Fault. The earthquake resulted in over 680 fatalities and the destruction of thousands of homes in Bingöl Province.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page