Local date | 14 May 1269 |
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Local time | First hour of the night |
Magnitude | 7.0 (est.) |
Epicenter | 37°30′N 35°30′E / 37.5°N 35.5°E |
Areas affected | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Ilkhanate, Principality of Antioch (Modern Turkey, Northwest Syria) |
Max. intensity | VIII (Severe) |
Tsunami | none |
Casualties | 8,000[1] or over 60,000 dead (est.)[2] |
An earthquake occurred northeast of the city of Adana on 14 May 1269 at "the first hour of the night".[1] Most sources give a death toll of 8,000 in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in southern Asia Minor,[1] but a figure of 60,000 dead was reported by Robert Mallet in 1853 and repeated in many later catalogues.[3][4]