602 Surb Karapet Monastery earthquake
602 CE.
Shown on the map at 38.961°, 41.192°.
The 602 Surb Karapet Monastery earthquake took place in 602 (or 603) and affected the Surb Karapet Monastery, located in the district of Taron. The primary source for this earthquake is the chronicle of pseudo-John Mamikonean (7th century). According to the pseudonymous narrative, the Surb Karapet Monastery of Innaknean "collapsed in ruins" due to the earthquake, along with the houses located below it. The narrative claims that the monastery's foundations were standing in the earthquake's area. The earthquake caused a shift in the foundations, resulting in the monastery's collapse. The Surb Karapet Monastery (Karapeti vank') was also known as the "convent of the nine springs" (Innakneani vank'). It was located on Mount Bazmasar, which has an altitude of 2,150 m (7,050 ft). The mountain is located to the northwest of the modern city of Muş. The monastery served as the religious centre for Taron, and it was a pilgrimage site for Armenians. In the present era, the monastery stands in ruins. It had been reconstructed on several occasions, and its architectural history is known in detail only from the 15th century onwards.
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