February 25, 1070 Earthquake: Jerusalem, Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Israel, Egypt

Name: February 25, 1070 Earthquake: Jerusalem, Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Israel, Egypt
Start: 1070-02-25
Location: Jerusalem, Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Israel, Egypt

February 25, 1070

An earthquake struck Jerusalem, Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Israel, Egypt on February 25, 1070.

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: February 25, 1070
Place: Jerusalem, Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Israel, Egypt
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 30.000° N, 31.100° E
Country: Egypt

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1070 Feb. 25. Ramala, Cairo, Jerusalem, Egypel. The comer of the principal mosque gave way (reference #1222)

1070, Feb. 25. Wadi'Araba (?). Damage in Cairo, felt in Jerusalem (reference #1225)

NOTE: Reference #9116 explains this event is misdated and is actually 1068 Mar 18. See entry here

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1070 The 1000s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 364.