Euro-Mediterranean Tsunami Catalogue (EMTC)

version 2

Earthquake data from Guidoboni e Comastri (2005). Summary by Salamon et al. (2007).

Tsunami in Acre, and nearby coast. Regarding the cause of the tsunami, Amiran et al. (1994) mention a swarm of earthquakes during the winter of 1033/1034, including the strongest shock on 1033 12 10 and another on 1034 01 04, probably in the Jordan Valley. Salamon et al., (2011)

Ambraseys and Jackson (1998) and Ambraseys et al. (1994) locate the earthquake in the Jordan Valley on 1033 12 05.

According to Soysal et al. (1981) the event occurred on 17 Feb 1033 while Soloviev et al. (2000) report the event in 1032/1035. A detailed analysis of Guidoboni and Comastri (2005) suggests the earthquake occurred on 1033 12 05 before sunset, although Arabic sources gave the date of 1033 12 05 as 1034 01 04. In their opinion, the date 1032 03 06 is confused with 1033 03 06 that occurred in Constantinople.

Tsunami and subsidence, a tsunami on the coast of Palestine, causing the water of Acre to recede, during the night (Guidoboni and Comastri, 2005, Altinok et al., (2011))

70000 deads, tsunami at Balash (Soysal et al. 1981).

Tsunami at Akko (Fokaefs and Papadopoulos, 2007).

Ambraseys (1962) and Ambraseys et al. (1994) relate the tsunami to the coasts of Lebanon and Israel. Ambraseys (2009) constrains the tsunami to Acre and suggests that it did not cause damage or loss of life inland. Shalem (1956), however, suspects this description might have been duplicated from the 1068 event. Following the detailed analysis of Ambraseys et al. (1994) and Guidoboni and Comastri (2005), the tsunami can be constrained to the northern and central coasts of Israel only (Salamon et al., (2011).

Amiran et al. (1994) suggest the tsunami occurred on 1034 01 04 in Jaffa and that the port of ‘Akko fell dry for an hour. Soloviev et al. (2000): Tidal waves observed in Gaza and Ashkelon. The seaport of Akko became dry for a long time, then it was half destroyed by a wave. Guidoboni and Comastri (2005): "... tsunami effects is confined to Acre... but it is reasonable to suppose that the tsunami affected the whole coast”. Shalem (1956) suspects that this event it could have been duplicated from the 1068 event. Salamon et al., (2011)

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