An earthquake affects the Near East

Когда

18 мар. 1068 г.

Вид

Землетрясение

Координаты

28.50° N, 36.70° E

Место: coordinates of the event it links, 1068 Near East earthquakes.

An earthquake affects the Near East, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock has a magnitude greater than 7, and leaves about 20,000 people dead.

Series of earthquakes in the Arabian Peninsula and Palestine

Two major earthquakes occurred in the Near East on 18 March and 29 May, AD 1068. The two earthquakes are often amalgamated by contemporary sources. The first earthquake had its epicentre somewhere in the northwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula around Tabuk, while the second was most damaging in the city of Ramla in Palestine, some 500 km to the northwest.

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