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1721 Tabriz earthquake

Catastrophic earthquake in Iran

Field	Value
title	1721 Tabriz earthquake
pre-1900	yes
local-date
map2	{{Location map	Iran
lat	37.900
long	46.700
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
relief	yes}}
magnitude	7.7 Ms
intensity	–
location
countries affected	Iran, Tabriz
casualties	8,000–250,000

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The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, including many prominent mosques and schools in the city, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The total number of casualties caused by the earthquake is between 8,000 and 250,000; it was most likely approximately 80,000. At the time that it occurred, the earthquake was popularly interpreted as an omen of misfortune, or a demonstration of godly wrath. The destruction that the earthquake caused was a significant factor in the successful Ottoman Empire takeover of Tabriz in 1725, as well as contributing to Tabriz's economic difficulties during that period. It also caused the destruction of some of the city's significant historical monuments. Accounts of the earthquake are often confused with descriptions of the 1727 Tabriz earthquake.

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(2009). "Seismic Hazard Assessment of Tabriz, a City in the Northwest of Iran". Islamic Azad University, Northern Tehran branch.
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972). "Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Conder, Josiah. (1830). "Persia and China, Volume 12". J. Duncan.
Werner, Christoph. (2000). "An Iranian Town in Transition: A Social and Economic History of the Elites of Tabriz, 1747–1848". Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
(2009). "Iran". Bradt Travel Guides.
(2009). "Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes". Infobase Publishing.

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