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At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Al-Suyuti, in "History of the Caliphs", says that the great earthquake was in 180 AH, and that the top of a minaret of Alexandria fell in it. 2
The account is brief, and needs an additional source.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Alexandria
People and things also explored
the Alexandria rising and its recovery (25 AH)· Ibn Jubayr reaches Alexandria· The Revolt of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir at Alexandria and Its Suppression in 495· Abdullah al-Nadim· Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti· Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid· Ahmed Zewail· Amr Khaled
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 461
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.461
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Great Earthquake of 180 AH”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/great-earthquake-180/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.