# A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites.

> Still possible: A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites.

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# A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites.

A sequence of major earthquakes in 1225–1175 BC destroyed many of the sites.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Seismic damage features at many destroyed sites, dated within the window.

## What would rule it out

- Archaeoseismic study of the destruction layers finding no seismic features.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Destroyed sites lie overwhelmingly in high-shaking zones.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/evidence/EVD0D46536071WW/destroyed-sites-lie-overwhelmingly-in-high-shaking-zones)

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## The questions it answers

[Did an earthquake storm destroy many of the sites?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/questions/QST0D464P040RGM/did-an-earthquake-storm-destroy-many-of-the-sites)

Part of [What was the principal cause of the end of the Late Bronze Age palace system in the eastern Mediterranean?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bronze-age-collapse/questions/QST0D464MS26SDY/what-was-the-principal-cause-of-the-end-of-the-late-bronze)

Most likelyEarthquakes played at most a local role

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