15 BC Earthquake: Salamis, Cyprus
An earthquake struck Salamis, Cyprus in 15 BC.
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
- 15 BC
- Place
- Salamis, Cyprus
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.200° N, 34.000° E
- Country
- Cyprus
The toll
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
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.
- February 26, 1796, Al-Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Syria
- April 10, 1735, Nicosia, Cyprus
- March 16, 1956, Litani, Lebanon
- 1339, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Lebanon
- September 10, 1953, Paphos, Cyprus
- October 22, 1952, Ceyhan,misis, Turkey
- January 11, 2022, Damietta, Paphos, Egypt, Cyprus
- February 23, 1995, Paphos, Nicosia, Arodhes, Peristerona, Cyprus
- 300, Salamis, Cyprus
- January 20, 1941, Ammochostos, Cyprus
- 26 BC, Cyprus
- May 11, 1222, Cyprus
- 494, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Syria, Lebanon
- July 1063, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Tyre, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon
- 2000 BC, Ugarit, Syria
More
Significant earthquakes of 15 BC99 to 1 BCRecent 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 37.