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1766 Istanbul earthquake

earthquake in Turkey
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Summary

1766 Istanbul earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #120 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Istanbul[3]
  • Country: Ottoman Empire[4], Turkey[5]
  • Instance of: tsunami[6]
  • Point in time: May 22, 1766[7]
  • Coordinate location: 40.8, 29[8]
  • Number of deaths: 4000[9]
  • Earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale: 6.5[10]
  • Modified Mercalli intensity scale: Mercalli scale X[11]

Why It Matters

1766 Istanbul earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Turkey

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · ~2026-50306-46 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Earthquake magnitude on the richter magnitude scale → {'amount': '+6.5'}
    Coordinates → —
    Aliases → —
    Modified mercalli intensity scale → Mercalli scale X
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