On the western perimeter of Shivta, Building 121 preserves evidence of earthquake-related destruction. Erickson-Gini (2013) reported the "collapse of the ceilings and parts of the walls," along with fallen arches whose stones formed a crescent-shaped pattern. Building 121 was constructed and occupied during the Late Byzantine period and remained in use into the Early Islamic period. Dateable finds from Room 2 indicate occupation continued into the eighth century CE. Erickson-Gini (2013) concluded that the building collapsed after its abandonment, possibly during the Middle Islamic period, and attributed the collapse to an earthquake.