Earthquake Analysis - Iran December 856 AD; alignment of earth and planets |
First 4 of 4 paragraphs shown The Damghan Earthquake was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0, that struck a 200-mile (320 km) stretch of present-day Iran on 22 December, 856 A.D. Directly below the city of Damghan: The earthquake's epicenter was said to be directly below the city of Damghan, which was then the capital of Iran. UTC date was was 856 12 22 It caused approximately 200,000 deaths, making it the fifth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. ...Log in to read rest of Article or image. |