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Latest quakes in or near Kuwait - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait
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Mag. 3.6 earthquake Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait - Feb 2, 2023 -
Strongest since 2020Mag. 4.6 45 km southwest of Al Aḩmadī, Al Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait - Nov 11, 2020 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 17:31 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Kuwait in the past 24 hours.
Since 2020, Kuwait has had 13 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.6:
  • 5 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 1 quake between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 3.6 Earthquake Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait -
Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake - 38 km WSW of Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait -
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Latest quakes in or near Kuwait - list, stats and map
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Feb 2, 2023 04:59 pm (Kuwait)
Feb 2, 2023 13:59 GMT
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Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait (unconfirmed) 18 reportsInfo
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 20, 2022 01:46 pm (Kuwait)
Sep 20, 2022 10:46 GMT
3.5

10 km
Kuwait: 57 Km of Al-Faw, Iraq 1 reportInfo
Sunday, August 21, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 22, 2022 12:29 am (Tehran)
Aug 21, 2022 20:59 GMT
2.7

10 km
49 km (30 mi) to the N Iran: 31 Km of Shadegan, Khuzestan Info
Friday, July 15, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 16, 2022 02:35 am (Kuwait)
Jul 15, 2022 23:35 GMT
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Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait (unconfirmed) 11 reportsInfo
Saturday, June 4, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 4, 2022 04:28 am (Kuwait)
Jun 4, 2022 01:28 GMT
4.4

10 km
Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait 841 reportsInfo
Saturday, January 29, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 29, 2022 11:42 pm (Kuwait)
Jan 29, 2022 20:42 GMT
3.1

10 km
Kuwait: 115 Km of Al-Faw, Iraq Info
Thursday, January 6, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Jan 6, 2022 10:34 pm (Baghdad)
Jan 6, 2022 19:34 GMT
3.2

10 km
28 km (17 mi) to the N 29 Km of Az-Zubayr, Iraq 1 reportInfo
Jan 6, 2022 09:40 pm (Baghdad)
Jan 6, 2022 18:40 GMT
4.0

20 km
50 km (31 mi) to the N 18 Km of Az-Zubayr, Iraq 2 reportsInfo
Saturday, September 18, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 18, 2021 03:18 am (Kuwait)
Sep 18, 2021 00:18 GMT
3.3

10 km
Kuwait: 71 Km of Al-Faw, Iraq Info
Monday, August 2, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 2, 2021 11:31 am (Kuwait)
Aug 2, 2021 08:31 GMT
4.5

10 km
Al Jahra', 63 km southwest of Kuwait, Al Asimah 236 reportsInfo
Friday, May 21, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 21, 2021 02:54 pm (Kuwait)
May 21, 2021 11:54 GMT
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Near Al Ahmadi, Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait (unconfirmed) 10 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1012 joules (406 megawatt hours, equivalent to 349 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.7 quakes on average per year in Kuwait:
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.77 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2.3 quakes per year
Kuwait has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Kuwait has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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