Malazgirt earthquake of 1903

Name: Malazgirt earthquake of 1903
Start: 1903

1903 CE.

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The 1903 Manzikert earthquake struck Manzikert of nowadays Muş Province in eastern Turkey on 29 April (local time). Registering a surface-wave magnitude of 7.0, the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among Turkey's deadliest earthquakes in recorded history. To this day, Turkey is threatened by major earthquakes – more than 100 earthquakes over 7.0 have taken place in the country's known history.

Text from the Wikipedia article 1903 Manzikert earthquake, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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