In Stern et al. (2008), the excavators note a “postulated destruction by earthquake” in Phase 3, dated to 749 CE, with “possible indications of which are visible at the foot of the eastern façade; presumed collapse of the hall’s columns.” Eisenberg and Kowalewska (2025:158), citing Ben-David and Osband (2020), Hartal and Ben Efraim (2012b), Maʿoz and Ben-David (2006), and Zingboym (2011), report that the synagogue of Deir Aziz “suffered some degree of damage in the AD 749 earthquake, but was later restored and continued in use — perhaps reduced in size and with a changed function — during the Abbasid period (ninth century CE).” Similarly, Hartal and Ben Efraim (2012b) note that the synagogue at Deir Aziz was “renovated after the earthquake of 749,” suggesting that it suffered at least some damage during that event.