- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 30, 1759 CE
- Location:
- Israel, Zefat (Safed)
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Ms
- Deaths:
- 2,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.53
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.25
Other earthquake records of 1759 CE
- Lebanon-Syria, Baalbec, Syria: Damascus, Antioch · Ms 7.4 · 30,000 deaths
- Greece-Bulgaria, Thessaloniki, Bulgaria: Plovdiv
- Mexico, Jorullo
- Greece
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Italy, Pinerolo
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1759 CE Earthquake — Israel, Zefat (Safed) happen?
- October 30, 1759 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.