1566 BC Earthquake: Ariha (Jericho), Israel
An earthquake struck Ariha (Jericho), Israel in 1566 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
- 1566 BC
- Place
- Ariha (Jericho), Israel
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.500° N, 35.300° E
- Country
- Israel
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
- 1457, Palestine, Syria, Israel
- 33 BC, Palestine, Israel
- January 1, 1837, Beirut (Beyrout), Zefat (Safed), Lebanon, Israel
- 1838, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa),palestine, Israel
- October 30, 1759, Zefat (Safed), Israel
- July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, Jordan
- November 12, 1458, Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel
- March 29, 1903, Nabulus, Israel
- 315, Aeropolis, Israel
- February 11, 2004, Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Ma'In, Israel, Jordan
- 33, Palestine, Israel
- May 24, 362, Al-Karak, Jordan
- May 23, 1834, Jerusalem, Nabulus, Al-Karak, Israel, Jordan
- 2150 BC, Bab-A-Daraa,al-Karak, Jordan
More
Significant earthquakes of 1566 BCThe 1500s 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 8.