ONE: In the seventh year of Justin… Antioch the Great was also overthrown, (this being) its fifth collapse, at the seventh hour of the day. (It was) a terrible and distressing collapse, impossible for anyone to recount. Such was the violent and harsh disaster, which was (sent) from heaven, that fire set alight and consumed those who had escaped from the terrible vehemence of the cataclysm of the earthquake and the collapse: the sparks flew and set fire to everything on which they settled. (Okay, Celestial, Fire in the Sky with "Fire From Heaven" in the keywords.)
TWO: The earth itself from below, from within the soil, surged, seethed and burned everything which was there. Thus the foundations as well, together with all the storeys above them, were lifted up, heaved up and down and burst apart, collapsed, fell and burned with fire. (Geology ->Earthquake with "Surging, Heaving, Burning Earth" in the keywords.)
THREE: Those who had saved themselves (so far) and (now) tried to escape were met by fire, which set them alight, and burnt them up. They burned like wood and the tongues of flame blazed terribly and grievously by (God’s) mighty wrath. (Society, Mass Death, with Fire From Heaven in the keywords.)
FOUR: And now, like rain from the sky, flames rained down and so the whole city blazed like a burning furnace, while it collapsed completely, fell, was ruined and burnt with fire, except only for a few hours which remained at the foot of the mountain above (the city), although even these were damaged and ready to fall. Every day these too collapsed (one by one), setting fire to those which (still remained. (In the end) no house or church or building of any kind remained, not even the garden fences, which had not be torn asunder or damaged, or had not disintegrated and fallen. The rest burned, crumbled away and became like an extended putrefaction. And underground the earth seethed and humid dust rose up. (Environment -> Conflagration Keywords: Rain of Fire)
FIVE: The odour of a stinking sea and (something) like watery moisture appeared, so that also sea drops rose with the bubbling dust. (Geological -> Outgassing Keywords: Stinking, Bubbling Sea)
Still the Great Church, which had been built by Constantine the Victorious, (and) about which it was said that there was nothing comparable in the whole Roman empire, remained, cracked, yet still standing. (But) suddenly on the seventh day it too caught fire from top to bottom, and it fell and crumbled away on the ground. So (it was with) other churches as well. Although they were saved from the collapse in the earthquake, (We know this was no ordinary earthquake!) in the end suddenly they burnt with fire by (God’s) great wrath and were razed to the foundations. (Many) souls perished and were destroyed in this city of Antioch, which became like “the wine press of wrath” to all its inhabitants, as John of Antioch wrote. [John Malalas] He (also) wrote this about (the city): how those who were (still) alive could count those who had died and were disinterred and (otherwise) found. They amounted to 250,000. …
SIX:On the third day after the collapse which was Sunday, a cross of light appeared in the sky in the western quarter. All who remained alive saw (it) and were moved and cried Kyrie eleison. They kept watching it for about one hour and then it was covered by clouds, while everybody was astounded. (Here, I'm not certain. Were they seeing a comet, a member of group, one of which destroyed Antioch? OR, were they seeing a mushroom cloud in the distance from another impact? Well, it seems like a comet, so we better stick with that. If it impacted somewhere else, perhaps it will show up in a different record. Keyword: Cross of Light)
SEVEN:Thereafter God’s mercy and grace were shown, in that 30 and 40 days after (the earthquake) people were found (still) alive – men, women, youths and children – amidst all that burning and flaming fire, so that all the people were astonished and praised the abundant mercy of God, who does not withhold His grace from His creation. (Yet), there were earthquakes all these days and nights for one year and a half, constantly, all the time. … (Should probably make a separate earthquake entry for this remark noting that it lasted 18 months. Keywords: Antioch Aftershocks)
EIGHT:Seleucia in Syria and Daphne, which is above Antioch, were overthrown and destroyed for 20 miles in length and breadth, and were also (a cause of) terror to those who saw it, (although) not (because of) fire but only because of the earthquake. (Each of these named cities will need an earthquake entry.}
