412 Earthquake: Utique, Tunisia
An earthquake struck Utique, Tunisia in 412.
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
- 412
- Place
- Utique, Tunisia
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.067° N, 10.067° E
- Country
- Tunisia
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.
410 or 412, destruction at Utique (close to Tunis), with cracks in the ground. (reference #1201)
412, 37 deg 04 min N, 10 deg 04 min E, intensity X, Utique, Tunis. (reference #1193)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 3, 856, Tunis, Tunisia
- January 1758, Tunis, Constantine, Tunisia
- February 20, 1957, Sidi Abid,sidi Touil (La Medja),cailloux, Tunisia
- August 6, 1947, Algeria
- 1905, Bizerte, Tunisia
- August 7, 1941, Bou-Saadiah,zaghouan, Tunisia
- June 2, 854, Kairouan, Tunis, Tunisia
- 1040, Al-Kairawan, Tunisia
- February 18, 1962, Gafour,oum-Zid,el Akhouat, Tunisia
More
Significant earthquakes of 412The 400sRecent 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 103.