Beirut is destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami

时间

551年7月9日

类型

地震

坐标

33.90° N, 35.50° E

标注位置：coordinates of the event it links, 551 Beirut earthquake。

Beirut is destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. Its epicenter has an estimated magnitude of about 7.2 or 7.6, and according to reports of Antoninus of Piacenza, Christian pilgrim, some 30,000 people are killed.

Earthquake off the Lebanese coast

An earthquake occurred in Byzantine Phoenicia on 9 July 551 with an estimated magnitude of about 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It triggered a devastating tsunami which affected the province's coastal towns, causing great destruction and sinking many ships.

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