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1939 Erzincan Earthquake — 200 People Vanished Without a Trace

On December 26, 1939, one of the most powerful earthquakes in Turkish history struck Erzincan at 1:57 AM. More than 33,000 people died, but the greatest mystery unfolded inside a crowded cathedral where over 200 worshippers gathered for midnight mass. When the building collapsed, rescue teams expected to recover hundreds of bodies—yet only 12 were found. Seven survivors reported hearing dozens of people alive around them before a sudden, impossible silence. Engineers confirmed there were no crevasses, no hidden chambers, no way for bodies to vanish. Soviet researchers photographed the site, but the negatives were seized and never released. In 1941 the entire area was bulldozed and rebuilding was ordered with no further excavation allowed. What really happened inside that cathedral? How did 200 people disappear in a sealed structure? This video explores one of history’s most chilling seismic mysteries.