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	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Comments
2009-05-19	Al Madinah	5.7 M_w			7	Landslides	^[1]
2009-05-17	Umm Lajj	4.6 M_b				Homes damaged or destroyed	^[2]
2004-06-09	Tabuk Region	4.6 M_L				Minor damage	^[3]
1995-11-22	Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan	7.3 M_w	VIII	9–12	30–69	Moderate damage / tsunami
1072	Yemen, Saudi Arabia		VIII	50		Moderate damage	NGDC
1068-03-18	Ramla, Jerusalem, Tabuk	≥ 7.0	IX	~ 20,000		Extreme damage
551-07-09	Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia	7.5 M_w	IX	30,000+		Tsunami
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