1269 Cilicia earthquake

1269 Cilicia earthquake
Local date14 May 1269
Local timeFirst hour of the night
MagnitudeMw 7.22±0.46
Epicenter36°56′10″N 36°15′54″E / 36.936°N 36.265°E / 36.936; 36.265
Areas affectedArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Ilkhanate, Principality of Antioch (Modern Turkey, Northwest Syria)
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties8,000 or over 60,000 dead (est.)

An earthquake occurred northeast of the city of Adana in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (modern day Turkey) on 14 May 1269 at "the first hour of the night". Most sources give a death toll of 8,000 in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in southern Asia Minor, but a figure of 60,000 dead was reported by Robert Mallet in 1853 and repeated in many later catalogues.