February 15, 2008 Earthquake: Baalbec, Lebanon-Syria
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Baalbec, Lebanon-Syria on February 15, 2008 at 10:36:19 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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
- February 15, 2008
- Time
- 10:36:19 UTC
- Place
- Baalbec, Lebanon-Syria
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.327° N, 35.305° E
- Country
- Lebanon
The toll
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 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.
Ten people injured in Lebanon. Buildings damaged and power outages occurred in the Beirut area. Felt (IV) at Beirut. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 5, 1033, Ramala, Gaza, Nablus, Egypt, Israel, Syria
- September 18, 844, Antakya, Dimashq (Damascus), Turkey, Syria
- November 25, 1759, Damascus, Antioch, Baalbec, Syria, Lebanon-Syria
- May 20, 1202, Southwestern, Syria
- 1183, Tripoli, Antakya, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria
- January 1, 1837, Beirut (Beyrout), Zefat (Safed), Lebanon, Israel
- 1838, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa),palestine, Israel
- October 30, 1759, Zefat (Safed), Israel
- 1155, Tarabulus, Antioch, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria
- July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, Jordan
- 1339, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Lebanon
- March 29, 1903, Nabulus, Israel
- 590 BC, Sur (Tyre), Lebanon
- April 2, 303, Sur (Tyre), Sayda (Saida, Sidon), Lebanon
- 525 BC, Sur (Tyre), Sayda (Saida), Lebanon
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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 7769.