What the records say
- When
- 26 Jan 447
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 40.90° N, 28.50° E
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
447 Constantinople earthquake
Earthquake in present-day Turkey
The area around Constantinople was affected by a major earthquake in AD 447. It caused serious damage to the recently completed Theodosian walls in Constantinople, destroying 57 towers and large stretches of the walls.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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