Nicolaus of Damascus (Athen. p. 332) records a violent earthquake at Apamea at a previous date, during the Mithridatic Wars: lakes appeared where none were before, and rivers and springs; and many which existed before disappeared. Strabo (p. 579) speaks of this great catastrophe, and of other convulsions at an earlier period.
Nicolaus of Damascus (Athen. p. 332) documents a severe earthquake at Apamea in a prior era, during the Mithridatic Wars: new lakes emerged where none existed before, and existing rivers and springs vanished; and many that had previously existed disappeared. Strabo (p. 579) discusses this massive calamity, as well as other tremors at an earlier time.