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Coordinates: 38°00′N 46°18′E / 38.0°N 46.3°E / 38.0; 46.3
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The '''1727 Tabriz earthquake''' occurred on 18 November with an [[epicenter]] near [[Tabriz]]. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (destructive) on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]], and there were an estimated 77,000 deaths. It is possible that the information for this earthquake refers to an event in Tabriz in 1721 instead.<ref name="Nick">{{cite book|last1=Ambraseys|first1=N.N.|last2=Melville|first2=C.P.|title=A History of Persian Earthquakes|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1JkfKub5vakC&pg=PA184&dq=1727+tabriz+earthquake&hl=en&ei=tvTKTIbzKY2bOvGX6L4B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=1727%20tabriz%20earthquake&f=false|series=Cambridge Earth Science Series|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-02187-6|page=184}}</ref>
The '''1727 Tabriz earthquake''' occurred on 18 November with an [[epicenter]] near [[Tabriz]]. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (destructive) on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]], and there were an estimated 77,000 deaths.

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Revision as of 18:41, 2 December 2011

1727 Tabriz earthquake
1727 Tabriz earthquake is located in Iran
1727 Tabriz earthquake
UTC time??
Epicenter38°00′N 46°18′E / 38.0°N 46.3°E / 38.0; 46.3[1]
Areas affectedIran, Tabriz
Max. intensityVIII
Casualties77,000

The 1727 Tabriz earthquake occurred on 18 November with an epicenter near Tabriz. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (destructive) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and there were an estimated 77,000 deaths.

References

  1. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 29 October 2010.