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The Seventh Earthquake

749 CE · Asia · Disaster

The Seventh Earthquake
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A devastating earthquake known in scientific literature as the Earthquake of 749 struck on January 18, 749, in areas of the Umayyad Caliphate, with the epicenter in Galilee. The most severely affected areas were west and east of the Jordan River.

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