This earthquake is presumed to have occurred after the abandonment of Rehovot-ba-Negev. Korzhenkov and Mazor (2014) suggest that a second phase of destruction occurred in the 9th century CE, but this appears to be a typographic error. They cite Korzhenkov and Mazor (1999b) on Avdat/Oboda for this date, yet the latest earthquake mentioned in Korzhenkov and Mazor (1999b) falls in the 7th century CE. Tsafrir et al. (1988:9) assess that this destruction can more likely be dated to the 8th century, possibly "early 8th century CE at the latest".