1463 Earthquake: Zabid, Yemen
An earthquake struck Zabid, Yemen in 1463. It killed 10 people.
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
- 1463
- Place
- Zabid, Yemen
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.100° N, 43.200° E
- Country
- Yemen
The toll
- Deaths
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- 50
- Houses damaged
- 50
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.
1463 (867 H) Yemen. A series of damaging earthquakes occurred in Zabid, Yemen, where 50 houses were ruined. The tremors
continued for three days, five times a day. Ten people
were killed. (reference #3845)
1462 [probably same event as above], VIII-IX, Zabid. Five shocks occurred per day lasted for 3 days, 50 houses destroyed, 10 victims. (reference #1222)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 8181.