Significant earthquakes of 565

565 Earthquake: Antakya (Antioch), Turkey

565 · 30,000 deaths

An earthquake struck Antakya (Antioch), Turkey in 565. It killed 30,000 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
565
Place
Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
36.200° N, 36.100° E
Country
Turkey

The toll

Deaths
30,000

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.

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Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 148.