Paz and Greenberg in Greenberg et al. (2006:247) note a possible late Period C earthquake, inferred from “widespread destruction and partial abandonment in various areas in the south of the mound” and a “considerable accumulation of detritus on both sides of Wall A.” They caution, however, that the Wall A mudbrick fortification suffered from “chronic instability.” Greenberg et al. (2006: Table 2) assign Period C to EB II and Period D to EB III, implying that any posited late Period C earthquake might fall around the EB II–EB III transition. Chronological ranges vary by reference set: NEAEHL (EB II 3000–2700 BCE; EB III 2700–2200 BCE); Meyers et al. (1997) (EB II 3100–2650 BCE; EB III 2650–2300 BCE); and Fall et al. (2023) (EB II 3000–2900 BCE; EB III 2900–2500 BCE). This could suggest a probable date range for the posited Late Period C earthquake to between 2800 and 2600 BCE and a possible range between 3100 and 2500 BCE.