580-581 Earthquake

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Sources of the Earthquakes

 
– Evagrius Scholasticus: 580-581, there was an earthquake in Antioch and Dafneh. In Antioch, public and private buildings were destroyed, some of these were completely. Dafneh was destroyed.

– Agapius of Menbij: 580-581, a severe earthquake at Antioch, destroying two towers of the city wall.

Parametric catalogues:

– Poirier and Taher (1980): 580-581, Antioch, the suburb Dafneh was destroyed.

Seismological compilations:

– Guidoboni et al. (1994): 580-581, Antioch-Dafneh, a violent earthquake struck. Theopolis (Antioch) and the suburb of Dafneh precisely at noon, causing total destruction of Dafneh and destroyed many public and private buildings in Antioch (Evagrius).

– Sieberg (1932): 579, Antioch and Dafneh were destroyed.