What the records say
- When
- 26 Oct 740
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Coordinates
- 40.70° N, 29.30° E
- Description
- 740 Constantinople earthquake. An earthquake strikes Constantinople and the surrounding countryside, causing destruction to the city's land walls and buildings.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 740 Constantinople earthquake.
740 Constantinople earthquake
740 Earthquake in Constantinople
The 740 Constantinople earthquake took place on 26 October, 740, in the vicinity of Constantinople and the Sea of Marmara.
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