William of Tyre records that in 1114 CE an earthquake struck the whole of Syria which was so great that it destroyed many cities and countless towns, most of all around Cilicia, Isauria, and Coele-Syria. In Cilicia, Mamistra and many other towns were said to be completely prostrated. The earthquake also threw down Maresia together with its suburbs, so that scarcely any traces remained. William further reports that towers shook and the larger buildings fell down, causing countless deaths; and cities, like stone ramparts, formed great mounds, and crushing their penitent citizens, entombed them. Frightened inhabitants fled their homes in the cities, fearing the ruin of their houses, seeking safety under the open sky. This description implies energetic and continuing aftershocks. A specific date for the earthquake was not given—only the year 1114 CE.