Significant earthquakes of 533

November 29, 533 Earthquake: Aleppo, Syria

November 29, 533 · 130,000 deaths

An earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria on November 29, 533. It killed 130,000 people.

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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
November 29, 533
Place
Aleppo, Syria
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
36.200° N, 37.200° E
Country
Syria

The toll

Deaths
130,000

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.

533, November 29. Aleppo, 130,000 persons killed; Constantinople, slight shock. (reference #1222)

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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 136.