1157 Hama earthquake

Earthquake in west-central Syria, 1157
35°06′N 36°30′E / 35.1°N 36.5°E / 35.1; 36.5[2]Areas affectedSyria (region)Total damageExtreme[3]Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe) – MMI IX (Violent)Casualties8,000[3]

After a year of foreshocks, an earthquake occurred on 12 August 1157 near the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under the Seljuk rule), where the most casualties were sustained.[2] In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site. The earthquake also affected Christian monasteries and churches in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

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References

  1. ^ Sbeinati, M.R.; Darawcheh R.; Mouty M (2005). "The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D." Annals of Geophysics. 48 (3): 347–435. doi:10.4401/ag-3206.
  2. ^ a b Ambraseys, Nicholas N. (2004). "The 12th century seismic paroxysm in the Middle East: a historical perspective" (PDF). Annals of Geophysics. 47 (2–3). Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia: 733, 738, 745, 750.
  3. ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Information, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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