Destroyed or damaged by Earthquake

Connected Sites: 97

Where the earthquake significanly impacted the history of the site and the buildings are remaining today.

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Connected Sites

Val di Noto
Inscribed: 2002
3.37
247
11
(Jan 9 1693, Led To Rebuilding In Constant Style)
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Croatia
Inscribed: 1979
4.07
522
15
(1667 And Fire)
Antigua Guatemala
Inscribed: 1979
3.71
207
10
(1763)
Bam Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2004
2.82
35
2
(Dec 26 2003)
Valparaiso
Inscribed: 2003
3.12
207
12
(Aug 17 1906, May 22 1960)
Mexico City and Xochimilco
Inscribed: 1987
3.83
373
8
Sep 19 1985 Earthquake, Causing 5,000 Deaths In Mexico City Metro Area. Plus: • September 19, 2017: 1 Abandoned Two-Storey Building (The One At Mina 16 And 2 De Abril) Collapsed Within The Inscribed Area. Additionally, There Is One Where "Major Damage" Is Indicated At República Argentina 38. The Map Shows That 5 Others Were "Damaged". • April 21, 1776: With An Epicenter Near Acapulco, The La Accorded Jail Collapsed, The Mint, The Cathedral, The National Palace, The Bishop's Palace, Among Others, Were Damaged. It Lasted 4 Minutes. • March 28, 1787 Or San Sixto's: Probably The Most Potent To Rock Mexico (Magnitude 8,6 Richter), With An Epicenter In The Coast Of Guerrero And Oaxaca. It Lasted 5-6 Minutes And "A Good Part Of The City From The Xvi And Xvii Centuries Had To Be Demolished". This Earthquake Also Devastated The City Of Oaxaca. • 9 Cane Of 1475: During The Reign Of Axayácatl, An Earthquake Left In Ruins Most Of The Buildings In The Anahuac Valley, Seriously Damaging The Temples And Teocallis In Tenochtitlan, Making The Chinampas "Sink", Mountains Collapse And Producing A Tsunami In The Texcoco Lake.
See Www.Nexos.Com.Mx
Palmyra
Palmyra
Syria
Inscribed: 1980
3.98
85
3
(1089, Led To Abandonment)
Cyrene
Cyrene
Libya
Inscribed: 1982
3.00
18
1
(262 + 365, Led To Abandonment)
Huascaran National Park
Inscribed: 1985
3.77
77
7
(31 May 1970)
Old Town of Lijiang
Inscribed: 1997
3.53
156
11
1996
Belem
Belem
Portugal
Inscribed: 1983
3.46
585
14
The Great Lisbon Eartquake Of 1755
Kotor
Kotor
Montenegro
Inscribed: 1979
3.82
404
12
Kotor, 15 April 1979
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
1997 Earthquake
Prambanan
Prambanan
Indonesia
Inscribed: 1991
3.79
239
9
Java Earthquake 2006
Arequipa
Inscribed: 2000
3.33
219
10
Arequipa Cathedral, Damaged By Earthquake On June 23 2001
Pompei
Pompei
Italy
Inscribed: 1997
4.38
596
8
Pompeii And Herculaneum Before The Eruption (62 Or 63 Ad)
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Butrint
Butrint
Albania
Inscribed: 1992
3.32
180
8
3rd Century
Syracuse
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
The City Was Struck By Two Ruinous Earthquakes In 1542 And 1693 (Same As Val Di Noto)
Biblical Tells
Inscribed: 2005
3.01
127
10
Many Artifacts From Tell Hatzor Were Damaged/Destroyed In An Earthquake In 2008
Fasil Ghebbi
Inscribed: 1979
3.08
68
3
1704
National History Park
Inscribed: 1982
3.79
25
7
Sans Souci - Haiti - A Severe Earthquake In 1842 Destroyed A Considerable Part Of The Palace And Devastated The Nearby City Of Cap-Ha?Tien; The Palace Was Never Rebuilt
Sabratha
Inscribed: 1982
3.43
35
3
365
Nisa
Nisa
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 2007
2.07
56
5
Nisa Was Totally Destroyed By An Earthquake, Which Occurred During The First Decade Bc.
Lima
Lima
Peru
Inscribed: 1988
2.85
357
10
1656
Paphos
Paphos
Cyprus
Inscribed: 1980
3.29
281
9
1159, 1222
Thessalonika
Inscribed: 1988
2.97
312
9
Some Sites Were Damaged During An Earthquake In 630, Others During The Chalkidiki Earthquakes Of 1932 And The Rotunda In 1978 (Wiki)
Ruins of León Viejo
Inscribed: 2000
2.21
56
5
"The Final Blow Came On 11 January 1610, When A Severe Earthquake Destroyed What Was Still Standing" (Ab)
Walled City of Baku
Inscribed: 2000
2.95
170
7
November 2000
Angra do Heroismo
Inscribed: 1983
3.10
76
6
1980
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Giotto's Frescoes In Castelnouvo Were Destroyed In An Earthquake
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
Baths Of Caracalla Damaged In The Earthquake That Destroyed L'Aquila In 2009
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
Inscribed: 2000
3.40
99
4
The May 12th (2008) Earthquake Has Dealt A Blow To Tourism In The City Of Dujiangyan. The Quake Damaged Some Of The Most Famous Historic Sites, Including The Ancient Waterworks Of Dujiangyan. A Month Later, Efforts To Repair Have Paid Off, As A Handful Of The Historic Sites Have Reopened."
Quito
Quito
Ecuador
Inscribed: 1978
3.32
221
8
1917
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Inscribed: 2003
3.15
78
5
Church Of Tumbaya Was Destroyed In 1796.
Volubilis
Volubilis
Morocco
Inscribed: 1997
3.41
257
6
In 1755, Same As Lisbon
Meknes
Meknes
Morocco
Inscribed: 1996
2.97
274
6
1755 Lisbon Earthquake
Oaxaca and Monte Alban
Inscribed: 1987
3.70
175
7
Numerous - As Recently As 1999 When Tomb 104 At Monte Alban Was Closed Due To Damamge. In Particular :- 1787 San Francisco Church "Earthquake Damage In 1787 Altered The Appearance Of This 16th Century Church", "An Earthquake Destroyed Much Of The City In 1854 And The Slow Rebuilding Was Shaken To Pieces By Another Quake In 1931" (The 1931 Event Is Said To Have Destroyed 70% Of The City)
Ancient Nara
Inscribed: 1998
4.00
380
14
Several Times
Incense Route of the Negev
Inscribed: 2005
2.92
103
7
Oboda 630
Persian Garden
Inscribed: 2011
3.08
110
2
Bagh-E Shahzadeh (1981), Bagh-E Fin (1743)
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Several Umayyad Buildings South Of The Temple Mount Were Destroyed In 749. Archpark.Org.Il/
Haghpat and Sanahin
Inscribed: 1996
3.54
152
4
Sometime Around 1130, An Earthquake Destroyed Parts Of Haghpat Monastery And It Was Not Restored Until Fifty Years Later. It Also Suffered From A Major Earthquake In 1988. (Wiki)
Panamá
Panamá
Panama
Inscribed: 1997
2.93
207
8
Panamá Viejo Was Ravaged By The Earthquake Of 1621 And Suffered Important Damages (Even Partial Collapses) In A Very Strong Earthquake On September 7, 1882.
See Es.Wikipedia.Org
San Pedro de la Roca Castle
Inscribed: 1997
2.95
79
3
Between 1675 And 1692 The Fortress Was Damaged By A Series Of Earthquakes And Reconstruction Had To Be Carried Out Under The Direction Of Francisco Pérez Between 1693 And 1695 ... It Was Again Damaged By Earthquakes Between 1757 And 1766. (Wiki)
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Inscribed: 2008
3.21
234
7
May 2012 Earthquake Damaged The Ducal Palace In Mantua
See Visitmantua.Blogspot.Jp
Glacier parks
Glacier parks
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
150
5
In 1899 An 8.4 Earthquake On The Coast Shattered The Glacier Into Extensive Calving; In 1958 An 8.0 Earthquake Devastated Lituya Bay On The Coast (Unep-Wcmc)
Sintra
Sintra
Portugal
Inscribed: 1995
3.90
528
14
Sintra National Palace: The Ensemble Suffered Damage After The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake But Was Restored In The "Old Fashion", According To Contemporary Accounts. The Biggest Loss To The Great Earthquake Was The Tower Over The Arab Room, Which Collapsed (Wiki)
Monastery of Batalha
Inscribed: 1983
3.43
283
11
Slight Damage From 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
Chavin
Inscribed: 1985
3.12
65
6
1970
Rabat
Rabat
Morocco
Inscribed: 2012
3.16
272
7
Many Structures In Chellah/Sala Colonia Were Damaged By The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Inscribed: 1990
3.00
217
10
Daphni Monastery: It Suffered Severe Damage By Earthquakes In 1889 And 1897, And Was Heavily Damaged By The 1999 Athens Earthquake. Still Being Restored.
Bursa and Cumalikizik
Inscribed: 2014
3.22
141
8
The Most Significant Event In The More Recent History Of Bursa Is Probably The Severe Earthquake Which Occurred In 1855 And Which Destroyed The Majority Of Architectural Structures In The City. (Ab Ev)
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2014
3.05
257
9
Burana Tower At Balasagun, "The Last Major Earthquake In The 15th Century Destroyed The Top Half Of The Tower, Reducing It To Its Current Height Of 25m" + Small Wild Goose Pagoda In Xi'an: 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Cuzco
Cuzco
Peru
Inscribed: 1983
3.71
362
9
21 May 1950. An "Earthquake Shook The City, Causing The Destruction Of More Than One Third Of The City's Structures." (Wiki) And "The Major Earthquake That Hit Cusco In 1950 Badly Destroyed The Dominican Priory And Church Of Santo Domingo, Which Were Built On Top Of The Impressive Korikancha (Temple Of The Sun). The City's Inca Architecture, However, Survived The Earthquake. Many Of The Old Inca Walls Were Thought To Have Been Lost After The Earthquake, But The Granite Walls Of The Koricancha Were Exposed, As Well As Many Walls Throughout The City. While Some Wanted To Restore The Buildings To Their Colonial Splendor, Some Of Cusco Citizens Urged City Officials To Retain The Exposed Walls. Eventually They Won Out And Now Tourists From Around The World Enjoy Looking At These Ruins Within The Living City" (Simple Wiki). In 1951 Unesco Was Called In To Report On Actions To Be Taken - See Report
See Unesdoc.Unesco.Org
Kathmandu Valley
Inscribed: 1979
3.83
217
9
15 January 1934 ("The Three Towns Of Nepal—Kathmandu, Bhaktapur And Patan Were Severely Affected And Almost All The Buildings Collapsed") & 25 April 2015
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Armenian Monastic Ensembles
Inscribed: 2008
3.28
45
4
St. Thaddeus Was Destroyed At Around This Time By An Earthquake (1319).(Ab Ev)
Tabriz Bazaar
Inscribed: 2010
2.57
59
4
In 1780, At The Beginning Of The Qajar Dynasty, The Most Destructive Earthquake In The Dense Seismic History Of Tabriz Completely Destroyed The Town; It Was, However, Rapidly Rebuilt (Ab Ev)
Ani
Ani
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2016
3.48
59
6
Devastating Earthquakes In 1319 And 1605 (Ab Ev)
Ahmadabad
Inscribed: 2017
2.60
84
6
Ahmadabad Was Hit By Earthquakes Three Times In Its History (In 1819, 1821 And 2001), All Of Which Caused Major Damage To The Historic Monuments Of The City. (Ab Ev)
Venetian Works of Defence
Venetian Works of Defence
Croatia, Italy, Montenegro
Inscribed: 2017
3.00
470
9
Kotor, 15 April 1979
Aphrodisias
Inscribed: 2017
3.65
122
4
Multiple Between 350 And 360 Ce, 600, 1957 (Ab Ev)
Jiuzhaigou Valley
Inscribed: 1992
4.10
79
3
August 2017
See Www.Dw.Com
Nessebar
Nessebar
Bulgaria
Inscribed: 1983
2.96
175
10
Earthquake Of 1913 Damaged 14th Century Church Of St. John Aliturgetus And Church Of St. Sophia
Bagan
Bagan
Myanmar
Inscribed: 2019
4.44
160
6
Bagan, Located In An Active Earthquake Zone, Had Suffered From Many Earthquakes Over The Ages, With Over 400 Recorded Earthquakes Between 1904 And 1975.... On 24 August 2016, A Major Earthquake Hit Central Burma And Again Did Major Damage In Bagan; This Time Almost 400 Temples Were Destroyed. The Sulamani And Myauk Guni (North Guni) Were Severely Damaged. (Wiki)
Popocatepetl monasteries
Inscribed: 1994
2.76
129
10
Each One Of The 14 Sites Was Affected And Had To Be Closed, After The September 19, 2017 Earthquake. The Temples Of Tlacayapán And Totolapán Seem To Have Been The Most Affected.
See Www.Eluniversal.Com.Mx
Puebla
Puebla
Mexico
Inscribed: 1987
3.38
199
9
By Both The June 15, 1999 Earthquake At Tehuacán And The September 19, 2017 Earthquake
See Www.Cenapred.Gob.Mx
Berat and Gjirokastra
Inscribed: 2005
3.55
216
7
The Existing Housing Of Berat Dates Mainly From The 18th And 19th Centuries. Many Of The Houses Suffered From A Serious Earthquake In 1851, And Their Upper Stories Were Destroyed. Before The Earthquake The Buildings Were All Built In Stone. In The Reconstruction, However, The Upper Floors Were Built In Timber, While Maintaining The Surviving Stone Structures Of The Ground Floor. (Ab Ev)
Kasbah of Algiers
Inscribed: 1992
2.52
63
4
According To A 1721 Document, The Palace Building Of Dar Aziza In The Lower Kasbah Had Three Floors Before Losing One In The 1716 Earthquake. (Wiki) The 1716 Earthquake Caused Extreme Damage With As Many As 20.000 Deaths.
Danube Limes
Danube Limes
Austria, Germany, Slovakia
Inscribed: 2021
2.05
261
6
Carnuntum (Id No 31): In 350 Carnuntum Was Shaken By A Severe Earthquake, Which Caused Considerable Damage To The Infrastructure And Is Archaeologically Attested (Especially In The Canabae) By Destruction Layers On The Large Public Buildings. Presumably, A Large Part Of The Civilian Population Migrated Due To This Catastrophe And Because Of An Incipient Climate Deterioration In The Late 4th Century.
See De.Wikipedia.Org
Dholavira: A Harappan City
Inscribed: 2021
2.85
13
2
Dholavira Was Several Times Devastated By An Earthquake, For Instance In Stages Iiia And V Of Its Existence. The Earthquake At The End Of Stage V, Caused The Site "To Be Abandoned For A Short Period Of Time." An Earthquake In 2001 Caused Minor Damage To The Archaeological Site. (Ab Ev; Nomination Text, P. 53, 71, 399)
Rhodes
Rhodes
Greece
Inscribed: 1988
3.62
234
7
1481 Rhodes Earthquake: "The Palace Of The Grand Master Of The Knights Of Rhodes Was Sufficiently Damaged To Require Immediate Rebuilding"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Vigan
Vigan
Philippines
Inscribed: 1999
2.94
80
10
July 27, 2022: "The Quake Brought Damage To Cathedral Of Vigan, One Of The Country’S Oldest Augustinian Churches."
See Ptvnews.Ph
Route of Santiago de Compostela
Inscribed: 1993
3.40
287
8
Lugo Cathedral: The "Renaissance Retablo At The High Altar (...) Was Destroyed In The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake And Fragments Of It Are Housed In The Church."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
5
Ancient Citadel Has Been Damaged By Feb 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake
See Www.Arabnews.Com
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
Inscribed: 2015
2.75
83
4
Feb 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake: "Unesco Deplores The Collapse Of Several Buildings At The World Heritage Site Of Diyarbakır Fortress And Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape"
See Whc.Unesco.Org
Selimiye Mosque
Inscribed: 2011
3.50
142
4
"The Earthquake Of 1752 Caused Some Damage To The Balconies Of One Minaret, Some Of The Window Glass And Cracked The Dome Over The Muvakkithane." (Ab Ev)
Urbino
Urbino
Italy
Inscribed: 1998
3.28
220
8
Urbino Cathedral: "On 12 January 1789, A Powerful Earthquake Toppled The Cupola, And Made A Reconstruction Necessary. The Project Was Entrusted To Giuseppe Valadier, And Completed By 1801 In The Present Neoclassical Style.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ravenna
Ravenna
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
4.15
345
8
The Apse Of The Basilica Of Sant'apollinare Nuovo Was Destroyed By An Earthquake And Reconstructed. This Explains Why It Isn't Covered In Mosaics Like The Walls Of The Church.
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Agrigento
Inscribed: 1997
3.73
273
8
"The Other Temples" (Apart From Those Of Hera Lacinia And Concordia) "Are Much More Fragmentary, Having Been Toppled By Earthquakes Long Ago And Quarried For Their Stones."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Villa Romana del Casale
Inscribed: 1997
3.79
198
12
"There Are Indications That The Earlier House Was Destroyed By An Earthquake In The First Decade Of The 4th Century". (Ab Ev)
Medina of Marrakesh
Inscribed: 1985
3.75
449
11
2023 Marrakesh-Safi Earthquake: "The Koutoubia Mosque's Iconic Minaret Has Suffered Substantial Cracks, While The Minaret Of The Kharbouch Mosque In Jemaa El Fnaa Square Is Almost Completely Destroyed And Many Sections Of The City’S Historic Walls Have Collapsed. The Worst Hit Area In The City Is Reportedly Its Ancient Jewish Quarter—The Mellah—Where Historic Homes Have Been Badly Damaged."
See Www.Theartnewspaper.Com
Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
Inscribed: 1987
3.49
268
8
2023 Marrakesh-Safi Earthquake: “.. Photos Show Damaged And Cracked Buildings. The Collective Granary Which Overlooks The Ksar Was Reportedly Seriously Damaged.”
See Www.Theartnewspaper.Com
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
186
5
"In 2006, A Severe Earthquake Affected Yogyakarta With Many Lives Lost And Considerable Damage To The Nominated Property." (Ab Ev)
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Inscribed: 2005
3.20
49
7
April 2014 Earthquake In Northern Chile: "The Site Manager Defined A New List Of Priority Interventions Due To The Earthquake, And The State Party Requested International Assistance Of The World Heritage Fund To Design These Interventions And Implement Two Of Them." (Soc)
See Whc.Unesco.Org
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Inscribed: 2021
3.94
274
12
On 29 May 2012 The Basilica Of St. Anthony Of Padua Was Damaged By One Of The Earthquakes That Hit The Emilia-Romagna Area; There Were Detachments On Over 3 M² Of Plaster Decorated By Casanova. The Fragments Were Collected And Placed Safe, Under The Control Of The Superintendency. The Entire Ambulatory That Runs Around The Presbytery Has Been Protected, So That Any Other Detachments Cannot Hit Pilgrims.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Quanzhou
Inscribed: 2021
3.40
65
4
Luoyang Bridge Was Damaged By An Earthquake In 1607, When "Some Parts Of The Bridge Floor Fractured". (Nomination File, P. 306)
Umm Al-Jimāl
Inscribed: 2024
2.85
29
4
"Around This Time The Population Decreased, Especially After An Earthquake Hit Umm El-Jimal In A.D. 749. The Site Was Gradually Abandoned During The 9th Century, In The Abbasid Era. The Actual Cause Of That Abandonment Is Best Seen As A Combination Of Events – The Aftermath Of Earthquake, Rolling Pandemic, Drought And Shift Of Political Epicenter To Baghdad." - (Umm El-Jimal Project)
See Www.Ummeljimal.Org
Tell Umm Amer
Tell Umm Amer
Palestine
Inscribed: 2024
0
0
Abandoned After A Seventh-Century Earthquake (Wmf 2012)
Longobards in Italy
Inscribed: 2011
2.82
260
14
Cividale: "(...) The Patriarch's Palace (...) Was Mostly Destroyed By The Earthquake Of 1511" – The Dome Of The Church Of Santa Sophia In Benevento Was Rebuilt After The 1668 Earthquake. The Cloister Attached To The Church Was "Probably Destroyed By The Earthquake On 25th October 989". (Nomination File, P. 112, 201, 206)
Pienza
Pienza
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
3.08
229
8
The Bell Tower Of The Duomo Was Damaged By The Earthquake Of 1545 And Restored In 1570.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Coffee Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2011
2.97
91
7
"The 1999 Colombia Earthquake (...) Heavily Affected (...) The Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis Region Departments (...) The Main Economic Activity Of The Region, The Colombian Coffee Industry Was Heavily Affected. About 8,000 Coffee Farms Were Completely Or Partially Destroyed, And 13,000 Structures Of Several Kinds Of Enterprises And Industries Were Damaged And Went Temporarily Or Permanently Out Of Service." (Wikipedia)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Rani-ki-Vav
Inscribed: 2014
3.53
57
4
"The Fact That The Top Storeys Of The Pavilions Have Been Lost – Likely In An Earlier Massive Earthquake - Leaves The Side Walls More Vulnerable During Earthquakes." (Ab Ev)
Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
Inscribed: 2021
2.62
11
2
"There Was A Major Earthquake During The 17th Century Which Caused Some Damage. It Survived The Earthquake Due To Its 'Sandbox Technique' Of Laying Foundation." (Wiki)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
The Basilica Of Notre-Dame Du Port In Clermont-Ferrand Was Damaged By Strong Earthquakes Which Shook The Region In 1478 And More Particularly In 1490. This Resulted In The Fall Of The Pinnacle Of The Transept Tower Which Was Replaced By A Bulbous Bell Tower.
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
France
Inscribed: 2007
3.27
342
7
On February 2, 1427, The Cathedral Of Saint-André Was Damaged By An Earthquake That Caused Part Of The Vaults To Collapse.
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Divrigi
Divrigi
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
2.88
52
6
"The Superstructure Along With The Western Façade Collapsed In An Earthquake In The Early Ah 10th / Ad 16th Century. It Is Thought, Therefore, That The Present Oval Domes Replaced The Original Vaulting." (See Link)
See Islamicart.Museumwnf.Org