Table 1 - Large historical earthquakes in western Syria and Lebanon (32.5° - 35.5° N)
| Year |
Magnitude |
Affected Areas in order of decreasing Intensity |
| 198 BC |
? |
Lebanese coast, southern Syria |
| 115 AD |
? |
Northwest Syria |
| 303 AD |
~7.0 |
Lebanese coast, southern Syria |
| 551 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Lebanese coast |
| 749 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Southern Bekaa Valley, southern Syria |
| 859 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Northwest Syria |
| 991 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Bekaa Valley, AntiLebanon |
| 1063 AD |
~7.0 |
Northern Lebanese coast, Syrian coast |
| 1157 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Northwest Syria, Ghab Valley |
| 1170 AD |
> 7.5 |
Northern Lebanon, Syrian coast |
| 1202 AD |
> 7.5 |
Mt Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Hula Basin, Lebanese-Syrian coast |
| 1705 AD |
~ 7.0 |
AntiLebanon, Zabadani and Bekaa Valleys, Damascus, northern Lebanese coast |
| 1759 AD |
~ 7.4 |
Bekaa Valley, AntiLebanon, Golan Heights, Mt Lebanon, Damascus |
| 1837 AD |
7.0 - 7.5 |
Western Lebanon, southern Bekaa Valley, Hula Basin |
