704 Earthquake: Southern Libya
An earthquake struck Southern Libya in 704.
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
- 704
- Place
- Southern Libya
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.600° N, 14.000° E
- Country
- Libya
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.
Sieberg (1932) describes a number of strong earthquakes which affected Libya in the Middle Ages. In 704 A.D. an earthquake at "Sebcha near Murzuk" destroyed several towns and villages in the Fezzan. This is the only record of an earthquake which appears to have had its epicenter in southern Libya. (reference #13975)
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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 10813.