ı n ) ▁and ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Kos . ▁L esser ▁dam ages ▁were ▁reported ▁from ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Nic om edia ▁( mod ern ▁ İ z mit ) ▁and ▁Ant io ch ▁( mod ern ▁Ant ak ya ). ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁reported ly ▁felt ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Constantin ople ▁( mod ern ▁Ist an bul ), ▁and ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁▁ ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁caused ▁a ▁se ism ic ▁sea ▁wave ▁( ts un ami ) ▁which ▁reported ly ▁flo oded ▁many ▁coast al ▁areas ▁in ▁southern ▁An atol ia . ▁The ▁waters ▁advanced ▁over ▁ ▁in land , ▁reported ly ▁transport ing ▁with ▁it ▁ships ▁and ▁marine ▁animals . ▁ ▁The ▁historian ▁Ag ath ias ▁visited ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Kos ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁earth qu ake . ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁demol ished ▁whatever ▁buildings ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁island ' s ▁main ▁city ▁following ▁the ▁earth qu ake . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cor pus ▁S criptor um ▁Historia e ▁By z ant inae ▁( 1 8 2 8 - 1 8 9 7 ) ▁mentions ▁several ▁other ▁earth qu akes ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 5 5 4 . ▁The ▁earth qu akes ▁shook ▁An atol ia , ▁the ▁ ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁cities ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁Be ir ut , ▁and ▁Constantin ople ▁reported ly ▁suffered ▁dam ages ▁from ▁these ▁earth qu akes .