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Earthquakes in Aqaba

Latest earthquakes in Aqaba (Jordan), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.

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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Aqaba

No significant events in the last few days.

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Aqaba

Aqaba has recorded 45 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1985. The strongest was M7.2 in 1995.

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Earthquakes

45 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1985. The strongest was M7.2.

Recent earthquakes

No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.281 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
5.1110 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
5.090 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan23.0 km
4.991 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.986 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.952 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.848 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.777 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.776 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan18.0 km
4.717 km E of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.692 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.5102 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.588 km SSW of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.572 km S of Aqaba, Jordan10.0 km
4.490 km S of Aqaba, Jordan1.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19852008
Year
20081M4.4
20071M4.0
20001M4.5
19992M4.1
199611M5.0
199521M7.2
19943M3.9
19933M4.7
19871M4.7
19851M4.9

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