Geoffrey of Donjon dated the earthquake to shortly before dawn on 20 May 1202 CE. He wrote that some cities were overthrown, some destroyed, and others, due to damage, were threatened with ruin. He described severe damage in Acre, where some of the towers, the ornate royal palace, and walls were ruined. Tyre suffered an overthrow of its walls, towers, churches and houses. Tripoli endured considerable harm to its walls and houses, and death to its citizens but was less damaged than Tyre. The towers, walls, houses and fortifications of Arches [ʿArqa] were razed; their people were killed, and the localities are deserted. The fortresses of Krak [Hisn al-ʿAkrad] and Margat [Marqab] suffered considerable damage but could still hold out against enemy attacks. Finally, he added that Antioch and parts of Armenia were shaken but did not suffer damage to the same lamentable extent.