The 1898 Balıkesir earthquake occurred around 11:30 local time (8:30 UTC) on 29 January 1898 in Ottoman Empire, modern Turkey.

It was the deadliest earthquake in history of Balıkesir.

[1] Around 500 people died as a result of the earthquake.

Only 51 of the 11,000 buildings in city remained unaffected.

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