282 BC Earthquake: Lysimachia, Turkey
An earthquake struck Lysimachia, Turkey in 282 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
- 282 BC
- Place
- Lysimachia, Turkey
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.000° N, 27.000° E
- Country
- Turkey
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
-282. Country about the Chersonesus and Hellespont. The city Lysimachia destroyed. (reference #521)
-282. An earthquake in the region of Chersonesus (Gellibolu) and Hellespont destroyed the town Lysimachia destroyed. (reference #1149)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 10, 1509, Istanbul, Turkey
- May 22, 1766, Turkey
- August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, Turkey
- September 2, 1754, Izmit, Turkey
- July 10, 1894, Turkey
- April 29, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- March 18, 1953, Yenice, Onon, Turkey
- August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece
- April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey
- April 14, 1928, Chirpan, Bulgaria
- 1577, Balikesir, Turkey
- June 18, 1953, Edirne, Turkey
- October 6, 1944, Ayvalik, Turkey
- July 11, 1690, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey
More
Significant earthquakes of 282 BCThe 200s 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 23.