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1170 Syria earthquake
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| Local date | 29 June 1170 |
|---|---|
| Local time | Early morning |
| Magnitude | 7.7 Mw |
| Epicenter | 35°06′N 36°30′E / 35.1°N 36.5°E[1] |
| Fault | Missyaf Fault |
| Areas affected | Syria (region) |
| Total damage | Extreme |
| Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme)[2] |
| Casualties | ~80,000 dead[3][1] |
One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170.[2] It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the Dead Sea Transform, starting with the 1138 Aleppo earthquake, continuing with the 1157 Hama, 1170 and 1202 Syria events.[2] The estimated magnitude is 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale, with the maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
- ^ a b Guidoboni E.; Bernardini F.; Comastri A.; Boschi E. (2004). "The large earthquake on 29 June 1170 (Syria, Lebanon, and central southern Turkey)". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 109 (B7). Bibcode:2004JGRB..109.7304G. doi:10.1029/2003JB002523.
- ^ a b c Ambraseys, Nicholas N. (2004). "The 12th century seismic paroxysm in the Middle East: a historical perspective" (PDF). Annals of Geophysics. 47 (2–3). National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology: 733, 738, 745, 750.
- ^ Mohamed Reda Sbeinati; Ryad Darawcheh; Mikhail Mouty (2005). "The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D." Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 48, N. 3, June 2005. pp. 381, 389–391, 410. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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