Significant earthquakes of 1850

April 19, 1850 Earthquake: Hudavendigar, Turkey

April 19, 1850 · Deaths: some

An earthquake struck Hudavendigar, Turkey on April 19, 1850.

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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
April 19, 1850
Place
Hudavendigar, Turkey
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
40.200° N, 29.000° E
Country
Turkey

The toll

Deaths
Some (about 51 to 100)
Damage
Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1850 Apr 19. A destructive earthquake in the district of Hudavendigar. Heavy damage and loss of life was concentrated between Lubat (Ulubat) and Susurlu (Susurluk). Near Lake Apolyont the ground opened up and in places liquefied. There was minor damage done in Bursa and to villages along the central part of the south coast of the Marmara Sea. The shock was strongly felt as far as Istanbul, Gelibolu and Izmir.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10831.