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Earthquakes in Oman
Every earthquake in and around Oman 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 year11M2.5+
Magnitude 6+1since 1900
StrongestM 6.21949 · 285 km S of Şalālah, Oman
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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 Oman
- 6.2 285 km S of Şalālah, Oman Dec 20, 1949
- 5.9 275 km S of Şalālah, Oman May 27, 2013
- 5.9 290 km S of Şalālah, Oman May 24, 2003
- 5.7 291 km ESE of Sur, Oman Mar 30, 1966
- 5.7 297 km S of Şalālah, Oman Oct 1, 1998
- 5.7 206 km N of Hadibu, Yemen Feb 8, 1968
- 5.7 206 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Sep 5, 1970
- 5.6 178 km SSW of Şalālah, Oman Jan 4, 1959
- 5.6 299 km S of Şalālah, Oman Nov 9, 1993
- 5.5 17 km NNW of Sur, Oman Feb 25, 1939
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.4 235 km NNE of Hadibu, Yemen Sep 29, 2026
- 5.3 215 km N of Hadibu, Yemen Jul 17, 2026
- 4.6 205 km N of Hadibu, Yemen Jul 17, 2026
- 4.4 240 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman Jun 19, 2026
- 4.3 228 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman May 31, 2026
- 4.5 241 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman May 31, 2026
- 4.5 247 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman May 31, 2026
- 4.2 238 km NNE of Hadibu, Yemen May 31, 2026
- 4.4 239 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman May 29, 2026
- 5.3 192 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jan 21, 2026
- 4.6 192 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jan 21, 2026
- 4.4 202 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jul 27, 2025
- 5.3 210 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jul 23, 2025
- 4.4 264 km SE of Şalālah, Oman Jul 18, 2025
- 4.2 260 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman Jun 19, 2025