Local date | 29 November 528 |
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Magnitude | Ms 7.1 |
Epicenter | 36°15′N 36°06′E / 36.25°N 36.10°E[1] |
Areas affected | Byzantine Empire (present-day Turkey and Syria) |
Max. intensity | MMI XI (Extreme) |
Casualties | 4,870 fatalities |
The 528 Antioch earthquake was the second major earthquake to affect the city in a span of two years. The shock occurring on 29 November, estimated at Ms 7.1, was viewed by its residents as the end of a series of disasters that had plagued Antioch. It killed at least 4,870 people and razed the remaining buildings that did not collapse in the earthquake of 526, and newly constructed ones.