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Latest quakes in or near Gulf of Aqaba - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.8 earthquake Near Al-'Aqabah, Aqaba, Jordan - Oct 11, 2023 -
Strongest since 2021Mag. 4.3 Egypt, 25 km south of Nuweiba, South Sinai - May 16, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:22 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Gulf of Aqaba in the past 24 hours.
Since 2021, Gulf of Aqaba has had 92 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 16 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 74 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.8 Earthquake Near Al-'Aqabah, Aqaba, Jordan -
Strongest: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia -
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Latest quakes in or near Gulf of Aqaba - list, stats and map
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Oct 11, 2023 02:36 pm (GMT +3)
Oct 11, 2023 11:36 GMT
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Near Al-'Aqabah, Aqaba, Jordan (unconfirmed) 6 reportsInfo
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 16, 2023 10:05 pm (Cairo)
May 16, 2023 19:05 GMT
4.3

16 km
Egypt, 25 km south of Nuweiba, South Sinai 7 reportsInfo
Friday, June 25, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Jun 25, 2021 06:42 am (Cairo)
Jun 25, 2021 03:42 GMT
1.4

10 km
Egypt: 113 Km N of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Jun 25, 2021 06:19 am (Riyadh)
Jun 25, 2021 03:19 GMT
2.6

10 km
Saudi Arabia: 111 Km NE of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Thursday, June 24, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 24, 2021 01:45 pm (Cairo)
Jun 24, 2021 10:45 GMT
1.7

10 km
Egypt: 112 Km N of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Monday, June 21, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 21, 2021 04:27 am (Riyadh)
Jun 21, 2021 01:27 GMT
1.8

10 km
Saudi Arabia: 112 Km N of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Monday, June 14, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 14, 2021 11:31 pm (Cairo)
Jun 14, 2021 20:31 GMT
1.5

10 km
Egypt: 107 Km N of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Sunday, June 13, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Jun 13, 2021 02:29 pm (Riyadh)
Jun 13, 2021 11:29 GMT
1.7

10 km
Saudi Arabia: 50 Km NE of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Jun 13, 2021 03:30 am (Cairo)
Jun 13, 2021 00:30 GMT
2.7

10 km
Egypt: 48 Km NE of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Jun 10, 2021 02:23 am (Riyadh)
Jun 9, 2021 23:23 GMT
1.2

10 km
Saudi Arabia: 125 Km NE of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
Jun 9, 2021 03:44 pm (Riyadh)
Jun 9, 2021 12:44 GMT
2.2

10 km
Saudi Arabia: 58 Km NE of Sharm El-Sheikh Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 1011 joules (52.2 megawatt hours, equivalent to 44.9 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 14.9 quakes on average per year in or near Gulf of Aqaba:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.24 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 4.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 17.2 quakes per year
Gulf of Aqaba has a high level of seismic activity. Gulf of Aqaba has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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