Cilicia earthquake of 1268

1268 CE.

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An earthquake occurred northeast of the city of Adana in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (modern day Turkey) on 14 May 1269 at "the first hour of the night". Most sources give a death toll of 8,000 in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in southern Asia Minor, but a figure of 60,000 dead was reported by Robert Mallet in 1853 and repeated in many later catalogues.

Text from the Wikipedia article 1269 Cilicia earthquake, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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