846 Earthquake: Mosul, Hims, Iraq, Antakya, Lebanon, Turkey
An earthquake struck Mosul, Hims, Iraq, Antakya, Lebanon, Turkey in 846.
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
- 846
- Place
- Mosul, Hims, Iraq, Antakya, Lebanon, Turkey
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.100° N, 36.100° E
- Country
- Turkey
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.
Libya, Tunesia, Algeria, Syria, Gezir, Mosul, Antlochla, El-Awassim as well as Shook all the world, other capitals were shaken, intensity VIII. Antiochia and Hims walls destroyed. Gezir and Mosul. Many capitals were shaken for several days. Very strong, rocks thrown down. (reference #1222)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 13, 115, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- May 29, 525, Antakya (Antioch), Samandag, Turkey
- November 29, 533, Aleppo, Syria
- September 458, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- 1169, Halab (Aleppo),dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- February 13, 1157, Halab (Aleppo), Syria
- September 30, 587, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, Turkey
- 341, Antakya (Antioch), Cyprus (Salamis), Turkey
- 565, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- August 13, 1822, Halab,dimashq (Damascus),, Antakya, Syria, Turkey
- 1183, Tripoli, Antakya, Lebanon, Dimashq, Turkey, Syria
- January 3, 1344, Membij, Aleppo, Dimashq (Damascus), Syria
- November 29, 528, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- October 26, 1156, Halab (Aleppo), Malatich, Syria
More
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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 210.