1883 Çeşme earthquake

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Coordinates: 38°18′N 26°26′E / 38.30°N 26.43°E / 38.30; 26.43
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1883 Çeşme earthquake
Urla, Çeşme and surrounding areas
Max. intensityMMI IX (Violent)[1]
Casualties53–120 dead, 200+ injured[2][3]

The 1883 Çeşme earthquake occurred at 12:30

Mercalli intensity scale.[1] Many homes in small towns between Çeşme and Urla were destroyed and, according to various sources, 53 to 90 people were killed. This was the biggest earthquake ever experienced by Çeşme in its history. The aftershocks of this quake, like the previous event 2 years before, lasted for a long period, continuing for around 5 more months.[2]

Tectonic setting

The

North Anatolian Fault Zone and in the south there is a convergent boundary with the African Plate, which is being subducted below the Aegean Sea Plate along the Hellenic subduction zone.[4]

The Chios Island-

tectonic patterns occur due to the relative motions of the surrounding tectonic plates. The mountains and faults in the area are mostly directed NE-SW and N-S.[4] This event, similar to the fault directions, ruptured in a N-S direction.[2]

Impact

Structural impact near the epicenter was high however, despite the high magnitude and intensity, there were few casualties.

Damage

Following the strong shaking, more than 3,000 homes collapsed, most of them being in the epicentral area and more than 17,000 people were left homeless. Tens of villages were almost completely flattened, with 14 of them left uninhabitable.[2]

Casualties

According to a Ottoman padishah representative who was deployed in the area, the casualty figures are 59 dead and 209 injured, however other sources had deaths ranging in between 53 and 90.[2] Other articles made after the earthquake note the death count as 120 or more.[3]

Response

The Ottoman Government and local governments' response to the earthquake and damage was considered successful. A large amount of food and materials for barracks were donated. Charities that were hosted managed to collect up to 224,183

Ottoman liras that Abdulhamid donated. He also paid 3 more visits in the following months.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "15 October 1883, 15:30 Cesme". emidius.eu. European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^
    doi:10.9737/hist_459
    . Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b NCEI. "Significant Earthquake Information". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^
    doi:10.5194/nhess-5-717-2005
    . Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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