What the records say
- When
- 3 Jan 1344
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Where
- Syria
- Coordinates
- 36.53° N, 37.96° E
- Deaths
- 5700
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1344 Syria earthquake
Earthquake
A destructive earthquake affected present-day northwestern Syria and south-central Turkey in January 1344. Estimates of the seismic magnitude (Mw) range between 6.8 and 7.6. The MSK 64 intensity was VII–VIII at Manbij; VI–VII at Aleppo and IV at Damascus. Thousands died in Syria and many structures were destroyed.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page