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Earthquakes in Jordan
Every earthquake in and around Jordan since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year0M2.5+
Magnitude 6+1since 1900
StrongestM 6.11927 · Dead Sea region
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Jordan
- 6.1 Dead Sea region Jul 11, 1927
- 5.1 10 km ENE of ‘En Boqeq, Israel Apr 23, 1979
- 4.7 Jordan-Saudi Arabia border region Oct 18, 1987
- 4.6 23 km W of Mādabā, Jordan Nov 20, 2007
- 4.5 8 km N of Safi, Jordan Feb 9, 2007
- 4.3 26 km NW of Qīr Moāv, Jordan Mar 15, 2004
- 4.1 66 km W of Ma'an, Jordan Jun 15, 2021
- 4.1 50 km SW of Aţ Ţafīlah, Jordan May 24, 2014
- 4.0 11 km ENE of Safi, Jordan Feb 9, 2007
- 3.2 20 km WSW of Mādabā, Jordan Nov 20, 2007
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.1 66 km W of Ma'an, Jordan Jun 15, 2021
- 4.1 50 km SW of Aţ Ţafīlah, Jordan May 24, 2014
- 3.2 20 km WSW of Mādabā, Jordan Nov 20, 2007
- 4.6 23 km W of Mādabā, Jordan Nov 20, 2007
- 4.5 8 km N of Safi, Jordan Feb 9, 2007
- 4.0 11 km ENE of Safi, Jordan Feb 9, 2007
- 4.3 26 km NW of Qīr Moāv, Jordan Mar 15, 2004
- 4.7 Jordan-Saudi Arabia border region Oct 18, 1987
- 5.1 10 km ENE of ‘En Boqeq, Israel Apr 23, 1979
- 6.1 Dead Sea region Jul 11, 1927