1738 Vrancea earthquake
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1738 Vrancea earthquake
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The 1738 Vrancea earthquake occurred on 11 June [O.S. 31 May] 1738, during the third rule of Constantin Mavrocordat. The seism aroused great panic and is mentioned in several sources. It occurred in the lower lithospheric block, at a depth of 130 km (81 mi). Its effects were violent on large areas, the hardest hit being Bucharest, where several houses and churches collapsed. The Romanian territories were not the only affected. In Niš, a Serbian city where the Ottoman army was quartered, the fort
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Earthquake in Romania
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1738_Vrancea_earthquake
date created:
2014-09-16T13:24:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T09:52:01Z
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