742 Earthquake: Syria, Israel, Asia
An earthquake struck Syria, Israel, Asia in 742.
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
- 742
- Place
- Syria, Israel, Asia
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.000° N, 38.000° E
- Country
- Syria
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 29, 533, Aleppo, Syria
- 1169, Halab (Aleppo),dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- February 13, 1157, Halab (Aleppo), Syria
- 1183, Tripoli, Antakya, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria
- January 3, 1344, Membij, Aleppo, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- 1155, Tarabulus, Antioch, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria
- October 26, 1156, Halab (Aleppo), Malatich, Syria
- October 28, 1354, Hamah (Hama),hims (Hums),balabakk, Syria
- August 12, 2024, Syria, Lebanon
- 1076, (Many Countries), Syria
- 1089, Tudmur (Palmyra), Syria
- 1402, Syria
- July 9, 552, Antakya (Antioch), Halab (Aleppo), Turkey, Syria
- 951, Antakya, Halab (Aleppo),rahba,duluk, Turkey, Syria
- 1404, Halab (Aleppo), Syria
More
Significant earthquakes of 742The 700sRecent 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 172.