Natural Disasters in Palestine

20 significant events

Significant natural disasters recorded within Palestine, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.2150 BCEEarthquake — Jordan, Bab-A-Daraa, Al-Karak (M 7.3)
  2. 2.1068 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 7.02)
  3. 3.1546 CEEarthquake — Israel, Nabulus, Salt, Jordan: Al-Karak (M 7)
  4. 4.746 CEEarthquake — Israel, Teverya (Tiberias), Ariha (Jericho) (M 7)
  5. 5.31 BCEEarthquake — Israel, Qumran, Ariha (Jericho) (M 7)
  6. 6.1150 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.52)
  7. 7.1250 BCEEarthquake — Israel, Ariha (Jericho) (M 6.5)
  8. 8.1259 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  9. 9.1033 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  10. 10.362 CEEarthquake — Jordan, Al-Karak (Ms 6.4)
  11. 11.1927 CEEarthquake — Israel / Jordan, Damiya (Ms 6.3)· 268 deaths
  12. 12.1834 CEEarthquake — Jordan, Al-Karak, Israel: Jerusalem, Nabulus (M 6.3)
  13. 13.1834 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.14)
  14. 14.1927 CEEarthquake — Dead Sea region (Mw 6.13)
  15. 15.1927 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.12)
  16. 16.1160 CEEarthquake — Israel (M 6.1)
  17. 17.1060 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.08)
  18. 18.1546 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.06)
  19. 19.1293 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.02)
  20. 20.1927 CETsunami — Dead Sea· 268 deaths