Earthquakes in Saudi Arabia are infrequent and usually occur in the western portion of the country near the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aqaba.
| Date
|
Region
|
Mag.
|
MMI
|
Deaths
|
Injuries
|
Comments
|
|
| 2009-05-19 |
Al Madinah |
5.7 Mw |
|
|
7 |
Landslides |
[1]
|
| 2009-05-17 |
Umluj |
4.6 Mb |
|
|
|
Homes damaged or destroyed |
[2]
|
| 2004-06-09 |
Tabuk Region |
4.6 ML |
|
|
|
Minor damage |
[3]
|
| 1995-11-22 |
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan |
7.3 Mw |
VIII |
9–12 |
30–69 |
Moderate damage / tsunami |
|
| 1072 |
Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
|
VIII |
50 |
|
Moderate damage |
[4]
|
| 1068-03-18 |
Ramla, Jerusalem, Tabuk |
≥ 7.0 |
IX |
~ 20,000 |
|
Extreme damage |
|
| 551-07-09 |
Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
7.5 Mw |
IX |
30,000+ |
|
Tsunami |
|
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
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