27 BC Earthquake: Thebes, Egypt
An earthquake struck Thebes, Egypt in 27 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
- 27 BC
- Place
- Thebes, Egypt
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.700° N, 32.700° E
- Country
- Egypt
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
This earthquake was a severe one and caused great damage
leaving only four villages undestroyed in Thebes, upper Egypt. (reference #2949)
More
Significant earthquakes of 27 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 8197.