A MOMENT IN HISTORY
1157 Hama earthquake
1157 CE · Seljuk Empire, Asia · Disaster
After a year of foreshocks, an earthquake occurred on 12 August 1157 near the city of Hama, in west-central Syria, where the most casualties were sustained. In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site.
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