1365 BC Earthquake: Syrian Coasts

Name: 1365 BC Earthquake: Syrian Coasts
Location: Syrian Coasts

1365 BC

An earthquake struck Syrian Coasts in 1365 BC. It caused a tsunami.

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: 1365 BC
Place: Syrian Coasts
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 35.683° N, 35.800° 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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1365 + 5 B.C. Aegean Sea, Asia Minor. According to writings of Demokles, Strabo and others, strong earthquakes in Asia Minor covered the Greek regions Ionia and Lydia,

up to Troy. Many cities were wiped out in the north. Mt Sypilos was destroyed. Marshes became lakes. The tidal wave flooded Troy. (Probably, these were the same events as in 1380 B.C.). (reference #2130)

1365 B.C. (+5 years) there was earthquake destruction at Ugarit (35 deg 41 min N, 35 deg 48 min E), with a probable tsunami at the Syrian coast. (reference #2815)

1365 B.C. +5 years. Syrian coasts, Ugarit near Minet-el-Beida (tsunami intensity vi?). (references #15, #20)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1365 BC The 1300s BC 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 9712.