List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia

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
2009-05-19	Al Madinah	5.7	Mw			7	Landslides	[1]
2009-05-17	Umm Lajj	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	7.2		VIII	12	Some	Moderate damage / tsunami	NGDC
1072	Yemen, Saudi Arabia			VIII	50		Moderate damage	NGDC
1068-03-18	Ramla, Jerusalem, Tabuk			IX	Many		Extreme damage	NGDC
551-07-09	Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia			X			Severe damage / tsunami	NGDC
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.

References

1. USGS. "M5.7 - western Saudi Arabia". United States Geological Survey.
2. USGS. "M4.6 - western Saudi Arabia". United States Geological Survey.
3. USGS. "M4.6 - western Saudi Arabia". United States Geological Survey.

Sources

• NGDC, Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K