The first degree earthquake zones of Turkey, İzmir and its vicinity have experienced many devastating earthquakes in a historical period. One of these earthquakes is the one of which happened on the 31st March, 1928 on Saturday, at 02.27, scale 6.5. The center of the earthquake causing fifty people to die is Torbalı. The earthquake making many people homeless gave rise to a great damage in İzmir, the trade center of the region in history. In the following of the earthquake, tense and painful process showed once again how helpless the human beings were against the natural disasters such as earthquake. Additionally, it also showed the difficulties encountered in helping the victims of the earthquake. With this article, it is aimed to make contribution to the earthquake history of Turkey, on the world’s important earthquake zone.
Earthquake, İzmir, Natural disaster, Torbalı.
| Author : | Melih TINAL |
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| Number of pages: | 2229-2243 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.1043 |
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