Near East earthquake of 1759

Near East earthquake of 1759

The Near East earthquake of 1759 was a devastating earthquake that shook a wide region in November, 1759.[1]

Impact

References

  1. ^ Sources of the large A.D. 1202 and 1759 Near East earthquakes,M. Daeron, et al,Geology; July 2005; v. 33; no. 7; p. 529–532 [1]
  2. ^ Baalbek before and after the earthquake of 1759 : the drawings of James Bruce, N.N. Lewis, Levant, 1999, vol. 31, pp. 241-253

See also

Historical earthquakes


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