TEKIRDAĞ — 1912 · Major Tragedy

The 1912 Mürefte Earthquake

ClosedSources: ALast updated: 14 October 2026

At around 03:29 on 9 August 1912, an earthquake with a calculated surface-wave magnitude of 7.3 struck near Mürefte in the Şarköy district of Tekirdağ. It occurred on the Ganos Fault, the last onshore segment of the North Anatolian Fault before it enters the Sea of Marmara. Official records list 216 dead and 466 injured, although some sources cite higher estimates. Many buildings in Mürefte, Şarköy and the surrounding settlements collapsed or were damaged. One of the last major Thracian earthquakes of the Ottoman era, it remains a key reference event in scientific studies of seismic risk in the Marmara region.

Date: 1912
Place: Şarköy (Mürefte), Tekirdağ
Category: Major Tragedy
Case Status: Closed
Coordinates: 40.6700, 27.2300 ↗

Timeline of Events

9 August 1912A magnitude 7.3 earthquake centred on Mürefte struck at around 03:29.
August 1912Official records listed 216 dead and 466 injured.
Present dayThe Ganos Fault rupture continues to be studied in Marmara seismic-risk research.

Sources

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