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1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake

1033 CE · Asia · Disaster

1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake
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An earthquake struck the Jordan Rift Valley on December 5, AD 1033 and caused extreme devastation in the Levant region. It was part of a sequence of four strong earthquakes in the region between 1033 and 1035. Scholars have estimated the moment magnitude to be greater than 7. 0 Mw and evaluated the Modified Mercalli intensity to X (Extreme).

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