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Annales Magdeburgenses 193

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English from Ambraseys (2009)

1169. In Syria, Antioch and other cities were shaken to the foundations by an earthquake: one of these, swallowed up by an opening in the ground, gave the appearance only of flooded abysses. (Ann. Magdeburg. 193).

Chronology
Date Reference Corrections Notes
1169 CE 1169 none
Seismic Effects
  • In Syria, Antioch and other cities were shaken to the foundations by an earthquake
  • one of these, swallowed up by an opening in the ground, gave the appearance only of flooded abysses
Locations mentioned
  • Syria
  • Antioch
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