1284 Earthquake: Dimashq (Damascus), Syria

Name: 1284 Earthquake: Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
Location: Dimashq (Damascus), Syria

1284

An earthquake struck Dimashq (Damascus), Syria in 1284.

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: 1284
Place: Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 33.300° N, 36.200° E
Country: Syria

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 5, 1033, Ramala, Gaza, Nablus, Egypt, Israel, Syria70,000 deaths · 117 km
September 18, 844, Antakya, Dimashq (Damascus), Turkey, Syria50,000 deaths · 24 km
May 20, 1202, Southwestern, SyriaM7.6 · 30,000 deaths · 29 km
November 25, 1759, Damascus, Antioch, Baalbec, Syria, Lebanon-SyriaM7.4 · 30,000 deaths · 46 km
1183, Tripoli, Antakya, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria20,000 deaths · 136 km
January 1, 1837, Beirut (Beyrout), Zefat (Safed), Lebanon, IsraelM6.4 · 6,000 deaths · 73 km
October 30, 1759, Zefat (Safed), IsraelM6.6 · 2,000 deaths · 73 km
1155, Tarabulus, Antioch, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria2,000 deaths · 136 km
July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, JordanM6.3 · 268 deaths · 159 km
1339, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Lebanon60 deaths · 129 km
March 29, 1903, Nabulus, IsraelM5.7 · 20 deaths · 148 km
August 31, 748, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria24 km
November 24, 847, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria24 km
April 5, 991, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria24 km
759 BC, Jerusalem, Israel73 km

Significant earthquakes of 1284 The 1200s Recent 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 483.