Ibn al-Qalanisi documented shaking in Damascus on the 11th, 14th, 24th, 26th, and 28th of October 1138 CE during the 1138 CE Aleppo Quakes. He further reported that on the night of Friday, 15 October 1138 CE, there was a strong earthquake in Syria, and that in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 June 1139 CE, over 6 months after the intial shocks,there were some terrifying shocks, presumably felt in Damascus, whichstruck men’s hearts with fear.
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