1784 Erzincan earthquake
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| Local date | 18 July 1784 |
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| Magnitude | 7.6 Ms[1] |
| Epicenter | 39°30′N 40°12′E / 39.5°N 40.2°E[1] |
| Fault | North Anatolian Fault[2] |
| Type | Strike-slip[2] |
| Areas affected | Erzincan Ottoman Empire |
| Casualties | 5,000[3]–>10,000 dead[4] |
Erzincan in Turkey, then part of the Ottoman Empire, was struck by a major earthquake on 18 July 1784. It caused widespread damage between Erzincan and Muş. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.6 Ms. More than 90% of the houses in Erzincan collapsed and at least 5,000 people died,[3] with some reports of more than 10,000 deaths.[4] A 150 km long zone of surface rupture was observed.[1] It ruptured the Yedisu segment at the eastern end of the North Anatolian Fault, which has not ruptured since then and is now regarded as a seismic gap. In 2013 it was estimated that about 2.67 m of displacement deficit has accumulated on this fault segment since 1784, sufficient to drive an earthquake of up to Mw7.5.[2]
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