In the fifth year of the reign of Tiberius, so dreadful an earthquake happened in Asia minor, that no less than 13 cities were destroy'd in one night; many of them great, and Royal: Sardis in particular, said to be second to Babylon.
In A. D. 66. Another earthquake happen'd there, which destroy'd Laodicea, Hierapolis, and Colossus.
A. D. 79. Three cities in Cyprus were overthrown.
A. D. 114. The city of Antioch suffered extremely; whilst the emperor Trajan was in it. And in the 7th year of that emperor, nine several cities were destroy'd in Asia, Greece, and Calabria.
To come nearer home, and our own times; In 1169, Catania in Sicily was destroyed, and 15,000 people killed.
1692, The whole city deslroy'd and 18000 Inhabitants.
1456, At Naples 40,000 perished by an earthquake.
1531, In the city of Lisbon, 1400 houses were overthrown there, besides many damaged.
We know the miserable and deplorable catastrophe of Port-Royal, in Jamaica; which fell out in our own days. My blood shudders at the relation of it. And not many
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