Lighthouse of Alexandria c. 280 BC Greeks, Ptolemaic Egyptians AD 1303–1480 1303 Crete earthquake Alexandria, Egypt 31 12′50″N 29 53′08″E Influence The seven wonders on Antipater ‘s list won praises for their notable features, ranging from superlatives of the highest or largest of their types, to the artistry with which they were … The Hellenic arc is located about 500 km away from the Egyptian coasts, even then earthquakes generated in this area severely affect Egypt. This list may not reflect recent changes (). The earthquake was one of the largest Hellenic Arc earthquakes of an estimated magnitude of 8+ [3] , [10] , [39] . Pages in category "Tsunamis in Egypt" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
These earthquakes destroyed parts of big cities such as Cairo and Alexandria ( Ambraseys .
The seismic activity of 8th of August 1303 seems to be an … 地震の年表(じしんのねんぴょう)は、地球上で発生した主な地震の記録である。 日本で発生した地震については「地震の年表 (日本)」を参照のこと。 また、国ごとの地震については「 Category:各国の地震の一覧」もしくは英語版の「en:Category:Lists of earthquakes by country」を参照のこと。 This was not the only destructive earthquake in Egypt: similar events occurred in 778, 1303 and 1847.
The 1303 AD earthquake was considered the most destructive earthquake the Pharos had experienced due to its large magnitude and proximity to the Pharos location , , . 1994 ; El-Sayed 1996 ). The observed shaking durations in Lower Egypt, due to strong events located in the Hellenic arc, are in general around 3 min. Integrity assessment of the Pharos of Alexandria during the AD 1303 earthquake Author links open overlay panel Adel E. Abdelnaby a Amr S. Elnashai b 1 Show more