1151 Earthquake: Busra, Syria
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Busra, Syria in 1151.
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
- 1151
- Place
- Busra, Syria
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 32.600° N, 36.700° E
- Country
- Syria
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.
- December 5, 1033, Ramala, Gaza, Nablus, Egypt, Israel, Syria
- September 18, 844, Antakya, Dimashq (Damascus), Turkey, Syria
- May 20, 1202, Southwestern, Syria
- November 25, 1759, Damascus, Antioch, Baalbec, Syria, Lebanon-Syria
- January 1, 1837, Beirut (Beyrout), Zefat (Safed), Lebanon, Israel
- October 30, 1759, Zefat (Safed), Israel
- July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, Jordan
- March 29, 1903, Nabulus, Israel
- 1182, Palestine, Busra, Israel, Syria
- 1284, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- August 31, 748, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- November 24, 847, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- April 5, 991, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- 759 BC, Jerusalem, Israel
- 1250 BC, Ariha (Jericho), Israel
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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 407.