363 Galilee earthquake
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Galilee earthquake of 363
)| Local date | May 18 and 19, 363 EMS-92[2] |
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The Galilee earthquake of 363 was a pair of severe earthquakes that shook the Galilee and nearby regions on May 18 and 19.[3] The maximum perceived intensity for the events was estimated to be X[4] (Very destructive) on the European macroseismic scale. The earthquakes occurred on the portion of the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Impact
Julian.[6]
Jordan, was fatally damaged
.
See also
- Geography of Israel#Seismic activity
- List of historical earthquakes
- List of earthquakes in the Levant
References
- doi:10.1785/0120100097. Archived from the originalon 2012-11-30.
- ^ Sbeinati, Mohamed Reda; Darawcheh, Ryad; Mouty, Mikhail (June 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), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia: 407
- ISBN 978-9068319859.
- ^ Sbeinati, Mohamed Reda; Darawcheh, Ryad; Mouty, Mikhail; 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, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 48 p. 386
- S2CID 163892679.
- ^ "Jewish History Sourcebook: Julian and the Jews 361–363 CE". Fordham University.
Sources
- Niemi, Tina M. (2009), Paleoseismology and archaeoseismology of sites in Aqaba and Petra, Jordan: Field guidebook (PDF), Geological Survey of Israel, pp. 119–124, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-29
- Russell, Kenneth W. (1980), "The Earthquake of May 19, A. D. 363", S2CID 163936058