medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE earthquake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar
- Written by: Beth Spacey, Associate Lecturer, The University of Queensland
A depiction of an earthquake in a 14th-century Apocalypse.British LibraryThe catastrophic earthquakes of February 6 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely grow as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
The region has known earthquakes before. In the past century alone,...