1170 Syria earthquake

Extreme level earthquake in Syria 1170 Syria earthquake yes 29 June 1170 Early morning Syria 7.7 w y 10 Extreme 35.1 36.5 inline,titleGuidoboni E. Bernardini F. Comastri A. Boschi E. 2004 The large earthquake on 29 June 1170 (Syria, Lebanon, and central southern Turkey) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 109 B7 10.1029/2003JB002523 2004JGRB..109.7304G free Syria (region) Missyaf Fault ~80,000 deadhttp://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/viewFile/3206/3251 The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 48, N. 3, June 2005 Mohamed Reda Sbeinati Ryad Darawcheh Mikhail Mouty 381, 389–391, 410 2005 3 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150409165026/http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/viewFile/3206/3251 9 April 2015 live thumb|Map of the Dead Sea Transform showing the main fault segments and motion of the Arabian plate relative to the African plate, from GPS data|200px One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170. It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the Dead Sea Transform, starting with the 1138 Aleppo earthquake, continuing with the 1157 Hama, 1170 and 1202 Syria events.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 Nicolas Ambraseys 2004 Annals of Geophysics National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology 47 2–3 733, 738, 745, 750 The estimated magnitude is 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale, with the maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Tectonic setting Western Syria lies across the boundary between the African plate and the Arabian plate, which consists of the various segments of the Dead Sea Transform. The main strand passing through the Lebanon restraining bend is the Yammouneh Fault, which was responsible for the 1202 earthquake. To the north of this is the Missyaf Fault (or Ghab Fault), which continues up to the Ghab basin. One earlier earthquake has been identified on this fault segment, the 115 Antioch earthquake. The Missyaf Fault is considered the most likely structure responsible for the 1170 event. The lack of any later major earthquakes on this segment suggests that one is now overdue.https://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/5320/1/Meghraoui2003EPSL_post-print.pdf Evidence for 830 years of Seismic Quiescence from Palaeoseismology, Archaeoseismology and Historical Seismicity Along the Dead Sea Fault in Syria Meghraoui M. Gomez F. Sbeinati R. Van der Woerd J. Mounty M. Darkal A. N. Radwan Y. Layyous I. Al-Najjar H. Darawcheh R. Hijazi F. Al-Ghazzi R. Barazangi M. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2003 210 1–2 35–52 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00144-4 2003E&PSL.210...35M 1813/5320 free Earthquake Due to the size of the area affected and the damage it caused, this earthquake is recorded in many contemporary accounts and appears in many more recent catalogues. There has been some confusion over the date, but there is a consensus now that it occurred on 29 June 1170. There is some uncertainty over the location of the epicentre and even whether it was two shocks or just one. The most likely location is on the Missraf segment of the Dead Sea Transform and the single earthquake appears most consistent with contemporary accounts. This implies a large area with high intensity of shaking and this has been used to suggest that the rupture was about 126 km long, involving more than just the Missraf segment, and that the magnitude was about 7.7 w. Several foreshocks were reported and the aftershocks sequence lasted for three months. Damage Severe damage was widespread from Antioch in the north to Tripoli and Baalbek in the south. Several places that had been badly damaged by the 1157 Hama earthquake, suffered again, such as Hama, Aleppo and Antioch. The death toll was estimated at 80,000.Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/419 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 15 January 2025 10.7289/V5TD9V7K In Antioch, the earthquake destroyed the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Saint Peter, where Patriarch Athanasius I was conducting liturgy. He was pulled out alive, but died soon after. The walls along the banks of the Orontes and several churches in Antioch were also destroyed. Prince Bohemond III was deeply affected: he cut his hair and dressed in sackcloth. The shield of castles which Count Raymond II of Tripoli had given to the Knights Hospitaller and Knights Templar was destroyed. These included Crac des Chevaliers, Chastel Blanc and al-‘Arimah. The Cathedral of Saint Mary was also destroyed.Malcolm Barber Malcolm Barber 2012 The Crusader States Yale University Press 978-0300189315 References Category:Earthquakes in the Levant Category:12th-century earthquakes Category:12th century in the Seljuk Empire Category:12th century in the Kingdom of Jerusalem Category:Earthquakes in Syria