The 1856 Heraklion earthquake, also known as the Crete earthquake or Rhodes earthquake, occurred on the morning of October 12 at 02:45 am local time. This...
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anniversary of the 1856 Heraklion earthquake which killed about 600 people and about two weeks after the 2021 Arkalochori earthquake. Weak tremors were...
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the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. October 12 – 1856 Heraklion earthquake: A powerful earthquake rocks the Mediterranean, killing hundreds on the island...
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An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere...
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Heraklion or Herakleion (/hɪˈrækliən/ hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced [iˈrakli.o]), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and...
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earthquake (disambiguation) 1856 Heraklion earthquake This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crete earthquake. If an internal link...
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Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred...
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the Safed earthquake. The Roum fault, and its extension south to the Sea of Galilee, were sources of the event 1856 – 1856 Heraklion earthquake: although...
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Earth sciences portal 1856 Heraklion earthquake List of earthquakes in 2021 List of earthquakes in Greece 2021 Lasithi earthquake "ITSAK ShakeMap: East...
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This is a list of earthquakes in Egypt, including earthquakes that either had their epicenter in Egypt, or caused significant damage in Egypt. Seismic...
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25.1369119°E / 35.3387436; 25.1369119 The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums...
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1965 (IX)". E.P.P.O. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO). "Heraklion - Pitsidia 1959 (VIII)". E.P.P.O. Archived...
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Saint Titus Cathedral (category Buildings and structures in Heraklion)
Cami ("New Mosque") after the previous building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1856. In 1925 it was converted to Christian worship. The church was declared...
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Northern Anatolia was struck by a large earthquake on 17 August 1668 in the late morning. It had an estimated magnitude in the range 7.8–8.0 Ms and the...
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Agios Myronas (category Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit))
Άγιος Μύρωνας, formerly Άγιος Μύρων Agios Myron) is a village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece, named for Saint Myron of Crete. In 2021...
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1855 he purchased a farm just outside of Heraklion, which he named “Kabıl Hora“. As in 1856 a strong earthquake occurred in Crete, he faced financial calamities...
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and made a number of major modifications. The palace was damaged in the earthquake of 1481, and it was repaired soon afterwards. After the 1522 capture of...
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buildings, which further deteriorated due to the strong earthquakes that often plague the area. In 1856, a gunpowder magazine under the old Church of Saint...
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House of Princess Alice Neo Heraklion Donated to the Red Cross. It now also belongs to the municipality of Neos Heraklion and houses a club for the elderly...
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The 1883 Çeşme earthquake occurred at 12:30 local time on October 15. This earthquake shook a wide area and was felt in the neighboring islands as well...
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On 30 October 2020, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore near the island, triggering a tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami resulted in two deaths...
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Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, Saronic Islands) Crete (Chania, Heraklion, Rethymno, Lasithi) Cyclades (Andros, Delos, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos...
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Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, Saronic Islands) Crete (Chania, Heraklion, Rethymno, Lasithi) Cyclades (Andros, Delos, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos...
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Mercury) 1941 Battle of Maleme 1941 Battle of Rethymno 1941 Battle of Heraklion 1941 North African Campaign 1940 1943 Western Desert Campaign 1940 1943...
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Royal decree of 1856, introducing the first ban on smoking in modern Greece. Prohibition was valid only within state buildings and was grounded on the...
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in the first few years of the war, but the fortress of Candia (modern Heraklion), the capital of Crete, resisted successfully until 1699. Many Cretans...
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in Fertek, Niğde province in Central Anatolia. Georgios Kourtoglou – (b. 1856, Nigde), a Greek political, legal and social activist who was deputy of Niğde...
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Retrieved 26 October 2023. Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1849-1856. United States. Joint Publications Research Service. 1977. p. 13. Retrieved...
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Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, Saronic Islands) Crete (Chania, Heraklion, Rethymno, Lasithi) Cyclades (Andros, Delos, Kea, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos...
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War(2010) pp 32–40, 139 Candan Badem (2010). "The" Ottoman Crimean War: (1853 - 1856). BRILL. p. 183. ISBN 978-9004182059. Team, G. C. T. (12 October 2016). "October...
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