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Earthquakes in Saudi Arabia
Every earthquake in and around Saudi Arabia 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 year4M2.5+
Magnitude 6+3since 1900
StrongestM 7.21995 · 27 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt
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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 Saudi Arabia
- 7.2 27 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt Nov 22, 1995
- 6.1 40 km ESE of Şāmitah, Saudi Arabia Jan 11, 1941
- 6.1 27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt Aug 3, 1993
- 5.7 56 km ENE of Umluj, Saudi Arabia May 19, 2009
- 5.7 23 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan Nov 23, 1995
- 5.7 29 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt Aug 3, 1993
- 5.6 167 km WSW of Jizan, Saudi Arabia Dec 10, 1988
- 5.6 Red Sea Mar 13, 1967
- 5.5 0 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt Jun 27, 2015
- 5.5 184 km W of Jizan, Saudi Arabia Jul 8, 2013
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.8 173 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan Aug 1, 2026
- 4.3 204 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan Dec 24, 2025
- 4.5 183 km ENE of Tokār, Sudan Dec 24, 2025
- 4.0 159 km SSW of Al Hufūf, Saudi Arabia Dec 16, 2025
- 4.1 173 km NE of Tokār, Sudan Oct 20, 2025
- 4.4 202 km WSW of Bariq, Saudi Arabia Oct 7, 2025
- 4.4 222 km WSW of Bariq, Saudi Arabia Oct 7, 2025
- 4.6 223 km W of Ad Darb, Saudi Arabia Oct 7, 2025
- 4.1 221 km WSW of Bariq, Saudi Arabia Sep 9, 2025
- 4.2 87 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 31, 2025
- 4.3 114 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 31, 2025
- 4.5 128 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 30, 2025
- 4.2 107 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 29, 2025
- 5.2 110 km W of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 29, 2025
- 4.7 93 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia Jul 29, 2025