Earthquake Risk in Beirut, Lebanon
Risk Level: High — Score 5/10
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Key Risk Factors
- Moderate risk rating for Beirut based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
- 24 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- 2 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026
Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.0 - 18 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey (2024-10-16) — 463,000 people exposed
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How Beirut Compares
Notable Earthquake Events Near Beirut
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Beirut, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.0 - 18 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey (October 2024) — 463,000 people exposed; $12,818M capital exposed.
Earthquake - 6.0 - 18 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey
October 16, 2024 — WARNING
463,000 people exposed; $12,818M capital exposed
Earthquake - 7.0 - 15 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece
October 30, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Earthquake - 6.7 - 9km NNE of Doganyol, Turkey
January 24, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Earthquake - 6.6 - 89km S of Ierapetra, Greece
May 2, 2020 — WATCH
Impact data not available
5.1 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Tyre, Lebanon
February 15, 2008 — WATCH
Impact data not available
Earthquake Preparedness Tips
- 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
- 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
- 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
- 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
- 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly
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How this data is built
Beirut, Lebanon earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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