Seismic research and historical accounts date this earthquake to 10 October 1138. The earthquake destroyed the city of Aleppo and a vast area around it. Historical records account for about 230,000 casualties, but this number has been contested. Nonetheless, the earthquake is one of the five deadliest in recorded history, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Further Readings:
- Ambraseys, Nicholas N. “The 12th Century Seismic Paroxysm in the Middle East: A Historical Perspective.” Annals of Geophysics 47, no. 2-3 (2004): 733-758.
- Guidoboni, E., F. Bernardini., and A. Comastri. “The 1138–1139 and 1156–1159 Destructive Seismic Crises in Syria, South-Eastern Turkey and Northern Lebanon.” Journal of Seismology 8, no. 1 (2004): 105–127.
- Gunn, Angus M., ed. Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
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1138