April 3, 1872 Earthquake: Antakya (Antioch), Suedije, Turkey

April 2 [3], 1872, 07h45m, 36.2 N, 36.1 E, magnitude 7.3, intensity X. A disastrous earthquake at Antakya (Antiochia) one third of which was totally ruined, 500- 1800 victims, the other houses were seriously damaged except the 150 wooden ones, also one half of the town Samandag (Siiveydiye) destroyed, Altinozu was damaged, damage at Fatikli, felt at Halab (Aleppo), Beirut, Esh Sham (Damascus), Oiyarbakir, Iskenderun (Alexandretta) and Tripolis, Tel Aviv-Jaffa?. Aftershock of the same intensity I = X? on April 10, gives only "an earthquake at Antiochia"; another aftershock with Io = VI1 in the night on May 15. (reference #1099)

April 3, 1872, 36.2 N, 36.2 E, intensity X, Antakya. (reference #1071)

April 3, 1872, Asia Minor, Antioch, 1800 lives lost, Aleppo, Beirut, Damascus, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)

April 3, 1872, Lower Orontes, Antakya, 1800 dead. (reference #1002)

1872, 430 of Suedije were destroyed, 1/3 Antioch were destroyed, Aleppo, Jaffa, 1800 victims, intensity IX-X. (reference #1222)

At Antioch (Antakya), which had a population of 17600, the shocks lasted for 50 seconds. Of the 3000 houses in the town, 1960 were totally destroyed and 894 so damaged as to become uninhabitable, leaving only 149 in good condition, […] There were a further 1331 constructions, i.e. shops, mosques, churches and factories, of which there remained undamaged only 349 shops, a mosque and a soap factory; thus, of the 4334 buildings of all kinds, only 500 were left inhabitable. In contrast with the lower part of the town, the upper part suffered less severely. In Antioch the earthquake killed 500 (or 1000-1600) people and injured 400–800. […] In Quseir 35 houses were destroyed. The earthquake was apparently stronger to the northwest of Antioch. Thirty-eight villages, which are not named, located between Suaidiya and Beilan, were totally destroyed. In Suaidiya 2150-2425 houses, 12 shops, 5 mosques and 19 mills were destroyed, and 140-180 people were killed or seriously injured. The earthquake also killed about 2000 domestic animals. […] In the district of Suaidiya another 349 people were killed. The nearby villages of Kabusi, Jedida and Laushiya were razed to the ground, with loss of life. Further inland around Lake Amik, and in particular lo the west of the lake, damage was equally heavy […] QiJiiq was totally ruined, with the loss of 300 lives, and neighbouring villages suffered similar losses. There was also some damage, without loss of life, to the north and south of QiJiiq, particularly in the region of Harim and Annenaz, but details are lacking. Qaramut and its district were completely destroyed; there were 170 dead and 187 wounded. In addition to shops and public buildings, 1402 houses were razed to the ground. In the town itself 584 houses collapsed, killing 37 people and injuring 21. Damage extended to Azaz, Basut, Zirbeh and Idlib. In Aleppo it is said that the shocks lasted for 72 seconds. About 100, or, according to others, 808. houses were badly damaged or collapsed, killing 34-73 and injuring 34 people. (reference #9116)