2150 BC Earthquake: Bab-A-Daraa,al-Karak, Jordan
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Bab-A-Daraa,al-Karak, Jordan in 2150 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
- 2150 BC
- Place
- Bab-A-Daraa,al-Karak, Jordan
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.100° N, 35.500° E
- Country
- Jordan
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.
- 1457, Palestine, Syria, Israel
- 33 BC, Palestine, Israel
- 1838, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa),palestine, Israel
- July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, Jordan
- November 12, 1458, Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel
- March 29, 1903, Nabulus, Israel
- May 24, 362, Al-Karak, Jordan
- May 23, 1834, Jerusalem, Nabulus, Al-Karak, Israel, Jordan
- 1566 BC, Ariha (Jericho), Israel
- February 11, 2004, Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Ma'In, Israel, Jordan
- 315, Aeropolis, Israel
- 33, Palestine, Israel
- 1250 BC, Ariha (Jericho), Israel
- September 2, 31 BC, Qumran,ariha (Jericho), Israel
- 634, Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel
More
Significant earthquakes of 2150 BCThe 2100s 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 1.