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List of earthquakes in the Levant

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113: 30: 2367: 653:. The epicenter was in the northern area of the Dead Sea. Jerusalem, Jericho, Ramle, Tiberias and Nablus were heavily damaged and at least 500 were estimated to have been killed. The death toll in Jerusalem included more than 130 people and around 450 were injured. About 300 houses collapsed or were severely damaged to the point of not being usable. The earthquake caused heavy damage to the domes of the 2377: 226:
in the Bronze Era is based on misinterpreting the evidence, especially Amarna letter 151 which actually only says that half of the royal palace was destroyed by fire. The layer of destruction of Ugarit supposed to represent archaeological evidence for the catastrophe is now redated to ca. 1250
862: 752:  earthquake shook South Lebanon, causing ten injuries, power outages and some building damage on February 15. Of several hundred responses to the USGS' "Did you feel it?" system, three reports from northern coastal Israel indicated that a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI ( 112: 950: 558:, one of the largest seismic events in written history in the region. Often falsely quoted as having caused a million fatalities in the region, including fires and tsunamis, its true death toll was likely around 30,000 631:: although the earthquake had an epicenter off the Greek island of Crete, shaking was severe in Cairo, Palestine and in North Africa. Some people were killed in the Nile delta and Cairo due to collapsing buildings. 669:. The death toll in Nablus included more than 150 people and around 250 were injured. In Jericho, a number of houses collapsed, including several relatively new hotels in one of which three female tourists from 242:
Suggested epicenter location is north of Israel. Estimation of the local magnitude range from 7.8 to 8.2, making it possibly the largest earthquake along the Dead Sea Transform.
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National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (1972).
1784: 1568: 159:, coastal plain and Negev along with the Sinai Peninsula are on the African Plate. This tectonic disposition leads to relatively high seismic activity in the region. 916:. Wyatt, National Memory, Seismic Activity at Ras Shamra and the Composition of the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Ugarit-Forschungen 48 (2017), p. 551-591, there p. 555-557. 1385: 721: 1190: 803: 2091: 720:
hit southern Turkey near the border with Syria, killing more than 50,000 people as of February 26, and is said to double, in Turkey and Syria. The
2281: 1777: 661:, the Dome of the Rock being badly damaged. The earthquake was especially severe in Nablus where it destroyed around 300 buildings, including the 2332: 2201: 1749: 1027: 741:: In the south of Lebanon in the Chouf District; 6,000 homes destroyed, and another 17,000 damaged; 136 persons killed. Magnitude – 5.3–5.5 M 2008: 2342: 2216: 1357:
Amiran, D.H.K.; Arieh, E.; Turcotte, T. (1994). "Earthquakes in Israel and adjacent areas: macroseismic observations since 100 B.C.E.".
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Austin, Steven A.; Franz, Gordon W.; Frost, Eric G. (2000). "Amos's earthquake: An extraordinary Middle East seismic event of 750 BC".
2401: 2141: 2136: 2031: 1770: 505: 175:, are likely the strongest historical earthquakes in the region. Some of the earthquakes were also followed by a tsunami – notably in 2256: 1975: 1672: 64:
or caused significant damage in the region. As it is now, the list is focused on events which affected the territories of modern-day
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The region has experienced many earthquakes, the most destructive ones being those of 31 BCE, 363 CE, 749 CE, and 1033 CE. The
2337: 2181: 2161: 2036: 522:. Ramla was totally destroyed and lay abandoned for four years after losing some 15,000–25,000 inhabitants in the earthquake. 2296: 2406: 2311: 2306: 2246: 2211: 2126: 2116: 2076: 1970: 1904: 1858: 818: 695: 590: 168: 2251: 2171: 2271: 2231: 2186: 2121: 2096: 2086: 2071: 1482: 1412: 654: 2261: 2347: 2226: 2221: 2106: 1853: 235: 2291: 2176: 2066: 2266: 2046: 2146: 2061: 2056: 1955: 1924: 703: 681: 617: 2352: 2206: 876: 2191: 2156: 2111: 1929: 1919: 1863: 628: 610: 515: 338: 41: 1503:"The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D." 1246:"The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D." 2023: 2001: 1451: 1245: 1194: 898:"The Historical Earthquakes of Syria: An Analysis of Large and Moderate Earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D" 838: 724:
said shaking was felt in Greece, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Romania, Georgia, and Egypt.
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26–36 CE (all following dates in this list are CE) – An earthquake, identified in the geological strata of the
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Williams, Jefferson; Schwab, Markus; Brauer, A. (2011). "An early first-century earthquake in the Dead Sea".
1950: 1909: 1848: 650: 597: 476: 277: 259: 176: 156: 1914: 1868: 1843: 1822: 1817: 1812: 1807: 666: 604: 536: 447: 387: 381: 366: 314: 269: 180: 1695: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1827: 569: 555: 548: 393: 192: 184: 172: 1553: 508:: a series of earthquakes which are felt for 40 days destroys Ramla, Jericho and Nablus 70,000 deaths. 1960: 1934: 1873: 1156: 822: 738: 635: 542: 353: 308: 148: 1330:
Frontiers of Islamic Art and Architecture: Essays in Celebration of Oleg Grabar's Eightieth Birthday
1227: 756:) was observed there. The oblique-slip shock was also felt lightly in Jerusalem, Nicosia, and Amman. 36:
for the Eastern Mediterranean from the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) in terms of
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were largely destroyed. A large event was centered in the Jordan Valley and had a magnitude of 7.6.
188: 2376: 646:. This earthquake is believed to have generated 50 km of surface rupture on the Amanos Fault. 1404: 1366: 1172: 621: 422: 407: 374: 128: 124: 77: 1386:"Restorations of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock and their political significance, 1537–1928" 863:"Ancient earthquake may have caused destruction of Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri – ScienceDaily" 1549: 1334: 1307: 1278: 1105: 1023: 1017: 415: 289: 1328: 1215: 1099: 421:
658 – affects Syria and Palestine. Jerusalem is badly damaged according to the chronicles of
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Damage Caused By Landslides During the Earthquakes of 1837 and 1927 in the Galilee Region
951:"Jerusalem in King David's Time Was Much Larger Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say" 1160: 826: 779: 775: 662: 455: 451: 33: 1731: 877:"Seismic Solution for Jericho's Collapsing Walls | David Nabhan | The Blogs" 29: 2395: 2370: 1267:
All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948
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Daeron, M.; Klinger, Y.; Tapponnier, P.; Elias, A.; Jacques, E.; Sursock, A. (2005),
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1063 – a large earthquake hits the Levantine littoral. Acre is badly damaged
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affects much of the Middle East, possibly largest event in the Levant.
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c.1365 BCE – A supposed violent earthquake that is claimed to have hit
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and by Roman sources, which could be the same one reported by the
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Sbeinati, Mohamed Reda; Darawcheh, Ryad; Mouty, Mikhail (2005).
1060:"2013 Review of notable earthquakes in the Mediterranean region" 782:, is felt throughout Israel; no injuries or damage are reported. 400:
is destroyed. A major tsunami sweeps the coast from Caesarea to
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The wars of the Jews or history of the destruction of Jerusalem
804:"Sources of the large A.D. 1202 and 1759 Near East earthquakes" 561:
1261 – between Akko and Tripoli islands disappear under the sea
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Mohamed Reda Sbeinati; Ryad Darawcheh; Mikhail Mouty (2005).
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130 – strong earthquakes affect among other places Caesarea,
1228:"Joshua the Stylite, Chronicle composed in Syriac in AD 507" 252:
140 BCE – disastrous earthquake between Tyre and Ptolemais (
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caused damage in the Nile Delta and left at least 18 dead.
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1016 – Jerusalem, Jaffa and the region around are affected
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and Emmaus. Different sources give varying dates: 129, 131
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2022 – An earthquake registering slightly more than 4.1 M
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coast. Affects are felt in Caesarea, Tiberias, Jerusalem.
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triggered a large tsunami that inundated the Nile delta.
1454:. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 1732:"Another Level 4 Earthquake Was Felt in Lebanon Today" 1101:
Caesarea Maritima: A retrospective after two millennia
702:) occurred on November 22 at 06:15 local time (04:15 1530:. Chapter 8: The beginning of redemption in Galilee. 1333:. Muqarnas, Volume XXV. Brill. p. 82, note 14. 2320: 2280: 2022: 1943: 1897: 1836: 1800: 1660:
Sword for Hire. The Saga of a Modern Free-Companion
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1091 – coastal towns affected, city towers collapse
446:– a series of earthquakes, often confused into one 1384:St. Laurent, Beatrice; Riedlmayer, AndrΓ‘s (1993). 1306:. New York and London: Continuum. pp. 11–12. 219:destroyed and abandoned upon a major seismic event 230:c. 760 BCE – a major earthquake described in the 1750:"Israel: Earthquake Felt Throughout The Country" 1569:National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology 119:showing general tectonic and structural features 638:: At least 1,800 people were killed during an M 127:is the result of tectonic movements within the 84:and to some degree the adjacent areas of south 1662:. John Murray, London. 1st Edition. pp.219–227 1249:Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 48, N. 3, June 2005 1191:"late Roman period - www.emmaus-nicopolis.org" 2002: 1778: 1496: 1494: 1352: 1350: 1298:Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon, eds. (2001). 1098:Avner Rabban; Kenneth G. Holum, eds. (1996). 797: 795: 280:at least 7; among the largest in 2000 years. 8: 1611: 1609: 1327:GΓΌlru NeciΜ‡poğlu, Julia Bailey, ed. (2009). 1304:Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land 1593:"A Revised Earthquake Catalog of Palestine" 1239: 1237: 722:European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 613:: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron are affected 576:was almost destroyed and 5,700 people died. 461:808 – An earthquake affects Jerusalem. The 2009: 1995: 1987: 1785: 1771: 1763: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1011: 1009: 1007: 1005: 1003: 1001: 999: 997: 995: 525:1070 – a large earthquake centered in the 1616:Wachs, Daniel; Levitte, Dov (June 1978), 1576: 1087: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1069: 317:; Yavne and Caesarea are hit by a tsunami 151:are part of the Arabian Plate, while the 953:. Ariel David for Haaretz. 29 April 2024 284:writes of 30,000 people killed. Damages 1637:. Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) 1053: 1051: 1049: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1039: 791: 691:affecting the southern Sinai peninsula. 677:and Tiberias were also heavily damaged. 642:  7.2 (MSK 64 = XI) quake in the 359:419 – earthquake causes destruction in 349:is connected by some to the earthquake. 199:Historic quakes in Bronze and Iron Ages 1675:. The Times of Israel. 6 February 2023 131:(DSF) fault system. The DSF forms the 1714:"Earthquake shakes Lebanon and Syria" 1437:"The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project" 879:. Blogs.timesofisrael.com. 2019-02-12 620:, known as the Safed earthquake. The 579:1660 – Tiberias hit by an earthquake. 472:is severely damaged by an earthquake. 7: 1452:"Significant Earthquake Information" 1535: 734:1898 – Haifa damaged by earthquake 506:1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake 440:and Ramla hit by strong earthquake 212:destroyed in a major seismic event 25: 1633:Palestine Square (11 July 2016). 50:list of earthquakes in the Levant 2375: 2366: 2365: 1696:"M 5.1 – Lebanon – Syria region" 1700:United States Geological Survey 1275:Institute for Palestine Studies 1016:John L. McKenzie S. J. (1995). 689:1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake 495:collapses due to an earthquake. 307:to have taken place during the 2333:British Indian Ocean Territory 665:and the historic parts of the 262:– Judean coast hit by tsunamis 215:c.1500/1400 BCE – the city of 1: 1622:, Geological Survey of Israel 1391:. 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University of Pittsburgh. 572:struck northwestern Syria. 414:Valley and possibly nearby 2423: 1359:Israel Exploration Journal 682:1955 Alexandria earthquake 618:Galilee earthquake of 1837 2402:Earthquakes in the Levant 2361: 1794:Earthquakes in the Levant 1125:Josephus Flavius (2009). 986:10.1080/00206810009465104 629:1856 Heraklion earthquake 611:1834 Jerusalem earthquake 600:kills about 1,500 people. 171:, along with the earlier 2082:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 759:2020 – A series of 4.7 M 586:hit by strong earthquake 514:1068 – ground-rupturing 427:Theophanes the Confessor 88:, Cyprus island and the 42:chance of being exceeded 38:peak ground acceleration 2343:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1019:Dictionary of the Bible 651:1927 Jericho earthquake 598:1796 Latakia earthquake 477:847 Damascus earthquake 270:31 BCE Judea earthquake 157:Palestinian territories 1823:528 Antioch earthquake 1818:526 Antioch earthquake 1808:115 Antioch earthquake 1591:Kallner-Amiran, D. 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Index

List of earthquakes in Syria

Seismic hazard
peak ground acceleration
chance of being exceeded
earthquakes
epicenter
Levant
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Anatolia
Sinai Peninsula
Turkey
Cyprus
Egypt

Arabian Plate
Jordan Rift Valley
Dead Sea Transform
transform boundary
African Plate
Arabian Plate
Golan Heights
Transjordan
Galilee
Palestinian territories
1759 events

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