1157 Hama earthquake

Earthquake in west-central Syria, 1157 1157 Hama earthquake yes 12 August 1157 Syria 7.4 s yesSbeinati M.R. Darawcheh R. Mouty M 2005 The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Annals of Geophysics 48 3 347–435 10.4401/ag-3206 free VIII – IX Extreme 35.1 36.5 inline,title Syria (region) 8,000 After a year of foreshocks, an earthquake occurred on 12 August 1157 near the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under the Seljuk rule), where the most casualties were sustained.The 12th century seismic paroxysm in the Middle East: a historical perspective http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/793/1/31Ambraseys.pdf Nicholas N. Ambraseys Nicholas Ambraseys 2004 Annals of Geophysics 47 2–3 733, 738, 745, 750 In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site. The earthquake also affected Christian monasteries and churches in the vicinity of Jerusalem. See also Banu Munqidh List of historical earthquakes Shaizar Timeline of Hama References Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/415 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) 1972 National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1157 Hama Hama earthquake Category:12th century in the Kingdom of Jerusalem Category:12th century in the Seljuk Empire Hama Earthquake, 1157 Category:History of Hama