1840 Ahora earthquake
Violent earthquake in eastern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1840 Ahora earthquake occurred on 2 July at 16:00 local time, affecting Ağrı Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of present-day Turkey. The earthquake had an epicenter near Mount Ararat, where it triggered an eruption and caused a landslide that destroyed villages. An estimated 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake and its damaging aftershocks. Earthquake catalogs place the surface-wave magnitude at Ms 7.4 and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity scale assigned IX (Violent).[1]
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Local date | 2 July 1840 (1840-07-02) |
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Local time | 16:00 |
Magnitude | 7.4 Ms |
Epicenter | 39.6°N 44.1°E / 39.6; 44.1 |
Areas affected | Ottoman Empire |
Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
Casualties | 10,000 dead |
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