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Abu 'l-Fada'il of Hamah

by Abu 'l-Fada of Hamah

Aliases

Aliases Arabic
Abu 'l-Fada
Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
Characterization by Ambraseys and Melville (1988)

Abu 'l-Fada'il of Hamah (ca. 1233) has a brief notice of the shock under 597 H. It is of interest that he does not refer to the shock in Hamah, but mentions that it destroyed most of the towns belonging to the "Franks".

Chronology
Date Reference Corrections Notes
12 Oct. 1200 - 30 Sept. 1201 CE A.H. 597 none
  • Calculated with CHRONOS
  • Either the year is wrong or there was a foreshock
Seismic Effects
  • destroyed most of the towns belonging to the "Franks"
Locations mentioned
  • most of the towns belonging to the "Franks"
Online Versions and Further Reading
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