List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia
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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 | M | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | ||
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551-07-09 | Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia | X | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||
1068-03-18 | Ramla, Jerusalem, Tabuk | IX | Many | Extreme damage | NGDC | |||
1072 | Yemen, Saudi Arabia | VIII | 50 | Moderate damage | NGDC | |||
1995-11-22 | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan | 7.2 | VIII | 12 | Some | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | |
2004-06-09 | Tabuk Region | 4.6 | ML | Minor damage | [1] | |||
2009-05-17 | Umm Lajj | 4.6 | Mb | Homes damaged or destroyed | [2] | |||
2009-05-19 | Al Madinah | 5.7 | Mw | 7 | Landslides | [3] | ||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events is based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable on lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
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