April 5, 1646 Earthquake: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Date

April 5, 1646

Place

Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Intensity

VII, very strong shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

41.040° N, 28.980° E

Country

Turkey

Region

Middle East

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

1. #521 Mallet, Robert (1853). Catalogue of Recorded Earthquakes from 1606 B.C. to A.D. 1850, Part I, 1606 B.C. to 1755 A.D. Report of the 22nd Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held at Hull, Sept., 1853, John Murray, London, p. 1-176.
2. #1071 Ergin, Kazim, Ugur Guclu, and Zeki Uz (1967). A Catalogue of Earthquakes for Turkey and Surrounding Area (11 A.D. to 1964 A.D.). Istanbul Teknik Universities (Technical University of Istanbul), Istanbul, Turkey.

• August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, TurkeyM7.6 · 17,118 deaths · $20 billion · 89 km
• May 25, 1719, Turkey6,000 deaths · 44 km
• September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 79 km
• May 22, 1766, TurkeyM6.5 · 4,000 deaths · 27 km
• August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, TurkeyM7.2 · 2,800 deaths · 24,700 houses destroyed · 160 km
• February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,200 deaths · 94 km
• September 2, 1754, Izmit, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,000 deaths · 32 km
• July 10, 1894, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 54 km
• April 29, 1855, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,300 deaths · 94 km
• March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, TurkeyM7.3 · 1,070 deaths · $3.6 million · 148 km
• October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey1,000 deaths · 71 km
• November 12, 1999, Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, TurkeyM7.2 · 894 deaths · $1 billion · 186 km
• May 12, 1866, Goynuk, TurkeyM7.2 · 675 deaths · 2,400 houses destroyed · 170 km
• April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey400 deaths · 94 km
• June 20, 1943, Hendek, Adapazari, TurkeyM6.4 · 285 deaths · 143 km

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