Back زلزال أنطاكية 526 Arabic Antioxiya zəlzələsi (526) Azerbaijani Terratrèmol de 526 Catalan Erdbeben von Antiochia 526 German Σεισμός της Αντιόχειας (526) Greek Terremoto de Antioquía de 526 Spanish Séisme de mai 526 à Antioche French רעידת האדמה באנטיוכיה (526) HE 526-os antiokheiai földrengés Hungarian Terremoto di Antiochia del 526 Italian
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| Local date | Probably between 20–29 May 526 |
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| Local time | Mid-morning |
| Magnitude | 7.0 Ms[1] |
| Epicenter | 36°14′N 36°07′E / 36.23°N 36.12°E[2] |
| Areas affected | Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) – MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | 250,000–300,000+ |
The 526 Antioch earthquake struck Syria and, in particular, the city of Antioch in the Byzantine Empire. It occurred some time in late May 526, probably between 20 and 29 May, during mid-morning, killing approximately 250,000 people.[3] This was in the seventh year of the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justin I and occurred under the consulship of Olybrius.[4] In Antioch the earthquake was followed by a fire that destroyed most of the buildings left standing after the earthquake. The maximum intensity in Antioch is estimated to have been between VIII (Severe) and IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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- ^ Sbeinati, M.R.; Darawcheh, R. & Mouty, M. (2005). "The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D." (PDF). Annals of Geophysics. 48 (3): 347–435. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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