1344 Syria earthquake

Earthquake yes January 1344 Syria w y 6.8–7.6 36.527 37.956 inline, title 8 5,700 fatalities A destructive earthquake affected present-day northwestern Syria and south-central Turkey in January 1344. Estimates of the seismic magnitude (w) range between 6.8 and 7.6.Sesetyan K. Stucchi M. Castelli V. Gomez Capera A.A. Kahramanmaraş – Gaziantep Türkiye M7.7 Earthquake, 6 February 2023 (04:17 GMT+03:00) Large historical earthquakes of the earthquake-affected region: a preliminary report 16 February 2023 https://eqe.boun.edu.tr/sites/eqe.boun.edu.tr/files/kahramanmaras-gaziantep_earthquake_06-02-2023_large_hist_eqs_v1.pdf 2 March 2023 Boğaziçi University 1 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001447/https://eqe.boun.edu.tr/sites/eqe.boun.edu.tr/files/kahramanmaras-gaziantep_earthquake_06-02-2023_large_hist_eqs_v1.pdf dead 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.Sbeinati Mohamed Reda Darawcheh Ryad Mouty Mikhail The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Annals of Geophysics 2005 48 3 374–375 https://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/908/1/01Sbeinati.pdf The Aleppo area was devastated; most of Manbij was destroyed and majority of the population were killed by falling debris. A castle in the city was damaged and deaths occurred. The towers of citadel, mosques, monuments and walls collapsed. The death toll figure of 5,700 first appeared on a parametric earthquake catalog published in 1980. Heavy damage extended as far north as Gaziantep. Shaking was felt in Egypt. At Damascus, effects of the earthquake was slight. There were no documentation of damage at Antioch. Weak aftershocks occurred. Residents of Aleppo sought refuge away from the city for 40 days in fear of additional damage.National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Significant Earthquake Information 1972 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/527 10 April 2023 10.7289/V5TD9V7K The exact date of the event varies between 2 or 3 January 1344. It was also dated to 1 January 1343. See also List of earthquakes in the Levant List of earthquakes in Turkey References Category:14th-century earthquakes Category:1344 in Asia Category:Earthquakes in the Levant Category:Earthquakes in Syria Category:1340s in the Middle East