At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Summary
In Jumada I of the year 460 AH an earthquake struck the land of Palestine and destroyed the town of Ramla. 1
The scene
Some merchants wrote about this earthquake that the whole of Ramla sank into the ground. During the quake the sea receded so far that its bed was uncovered and people walked on it, and then it returned to its former state. One corner of the congregational mosque in Egypt was also altered. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- al-Ramla
People and things also explored
Atsiz ibn Uwaq's campaign against Syria· Saladin's Defeat at Ramla· Earthquake at Ramla and the sea's recession, 425· The Founding of al-Ramla· The Great Earthquake of Palestine in 460· Jerusalem· al-Ramla· The earthquake of Antioch and Latakia
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.8 p.598
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The great earthquake of Ramla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ramla-earthquake-460/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.