1050 BC Earthquake: Timna Copper Mines, SW, Jordan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Timna Copper Mines, SW, Jordan in 1050 BC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1050 BC
- Place
- Timna Copper Mines, SW, Jordan
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.600° N, 35.000° E
- Country
- Jordan
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1457, Palestine, Syria, Israel
- 33 BC, Palestine, Israel
- November 12, 1458, Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel
- November 22, 1995, Nuwaybi, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Egypt
- May 29, 1068, Ramla,palestine,jerusalem,tabuk,kufa,halla, Israel
- May 1, 1212, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt
- 2150 BC, Bab-A-Daraa,al-Karak, Jordan
- 419, Palestine, Israel
- 758, Antakya, Halab, Turkey, Palestine, Syria, Israel
- May 24, 362, Al-Karak, Jordan
- May 23, 1834, Jerusalem, Nabulus, Al-Karak, Israel, Jordan
More
Significant earthquakes of 1050 BCThe 1000s BCRecent earthquakes near here
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 13.