September 2, 967 Earthquake: Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey

Name: September 2, 967 Earthquake: Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey
Start: 0967-09-02
Location: Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey

September 2, 967 · Deaths: many

An earthquake struck Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey on September 2, 967.

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: September 2, 967
Place: Honorias, Paphlagonia, Turkey
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 41.000° N, 34.000° E
Country: Turkey

The toll

Deaths: Many (about 101 to 1,000) with its tsunami and other effects
Damage: Severe (about $5 to $25 million) with its tsunami and other effects
Houses destroyed: Many (101 to 1,000) with its tsunami and other effects

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.

AD 967 Sept 2 Honorias, Paphlagonia. A destructive earthquake in northern Anatolia ruined towns and houses in the provinces of Honorias and Paphlagonia. Claudiopolis Galatica (Bolu) is said to have been destroyed totally, becoming the tomb of its inhabitants. The shock was felt in Constantinople, where it caused no damage and was followed by torrential rains […] Cedrenus and John Scylitzes add that Honorias and Paphlagonia 'suffered badly' in an earthquake during the second hour of the night, on 2 September in the 11th indiction = AD 967, but do not mention Claudiopolis. However, Claudiopolis is in Paphlagonia, so it is very unlikely that it would have escaped damage in what was clearly a regional, rather than local. earthquake. (reference #9116)

967 Sep 2. Many villages and towns in the provinces of Honorias and Paphlagonia were destroyed. Claudiopolis(Bolu) was totally ruined with great loss of life. The shock was strongly felt in Constantinople where it caused no damage. (reference #14000)

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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 10849.