GÖRİCE SANCAĞINDA DEPREMLER (1893-1912)
EARTHQUAKES IN THE SANJAK OF KORÇA 1893-1912

Summary/Abstract: Monastery province is one of the riskiest of Ottoman Macedonia and Balkan Peninsula in terms of seismicity. It is observed that earthquakes happening in the Monastery province are concentrated on the Struga-Ohri-Korça line. It is detected that frequent earthquakes with various magnitudes happened on the Monastery-Ohri-Korça line between examined dates. In this study, earthquakes happened on the Struga-Ohrid-Korça line in the Monastery province between the years of 1893-1912 will be evaluated and recorded with data obtained from archival documents. On the other hand, reducing the effects of disaster management and earthquake on the society, which is considered one of the most crucial topic titles of earthquakes was one of the priorities for Ottoman Empire at a time when the Macedonia issue became an international problem. Disaster management efforts of the Ottoman Empire for reducing the effects of earthquake on the society will be discussed.

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