1839 CE St. Catherine's Quake

Text (with hotlink)	Original Language	Biographical Info	Religion	Date of Composition	Location Composed	Notes
Grigoriadis (1875)	Greek			1875 CE		This is one of Ambraseys (2009)'s sources. I have not yet been able to access this.
Rabino (1937)	French			1937 CE		This is one of Ambraseys (2009)'s sources. I have not yet been able to access this.
Text (with hotlink)	Original Language	Biographical Info	Religion	Date of Composition	Location Composed	Notes

Grigoriadis (1875)

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References

Grigoriadis, P. (1875), I hiera moni tou Sina, Jerusalem.

Archeoseismic Evidence

¹ PGA to Intensity conversions use Wald et al (1999).
Location (with hotlink)	Status	Minimum PGA (g)	Likely PGA (g)	Likely Intensity¹	Comments
Gulf of Aqaba	probable	n/a	n/a		Turbidites in R/V Thuwal Cores 2, 3, and 4 in the Titan Deep - ~1800-~1860 CE (1σ) Bektaş et al. (2024:13) report that prominent [~mid 19th century CE] turbidites with well-preserved internal structures were identified in R/V Thuwal cores 2, 3, and 4 in the Titan Deep. Type II sedimentary structures (Turbidite or Flooding Event) from around the same time were identified in neighboring cores 1, 7, and 8. Based on Probability Density Functions (PDFs) presented in Fig. 8 of their paper, the turbidites in cores 2, 3, and 4 should have been deposited between ~1800 and ~1860 CE (1σ). Bektaş et al. (2024:13) suggested the 1839 CE Saint Catherine's Monastery Quake as the causitive event and noted that given that the turbidites in cores 2, 3, and 4 are limited only in Tiran Deep, it is likely that the CE 1839 earthquake only partially ruptured either the Tiran or Arnona fault, or activated one of the secondary faults in the southernmost part of the gulf.
Location (with hotlink)	Status	Minimum PGA (g)	Likely PGA (g)	Likely Intensity¹	Comments

Tsunamogenic Evidence

Paleoseismic Evidence

Notes

Ambraseys (2009)

AD 1839 Saint Catherine

A near-contemporary source refers to repairs of the fortification wall of St Catherine’s monastery in Sinai during this year, following an earthquake that caused them some damage. Repairs to the museum building in c. 1840 are also mentioned (Grigoriadis 1875, 48; Rabino 1937, 25).

References

Ambraseys, N. (2009). Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East: a multidisciplinary study of seismicity up to 1900. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.

1839 CE Saint Catherine's Monastery Quake