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Earthquakes by city Iraq 100 km

Seismic city profile

Basra

Basra, Iraq: 18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

1,326,564

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

18

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

4.8

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Baghdad

Coordinates 30.509, 47.780

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

0

Last 12 months

2

Last nearby event: 2026-01-12 11:11 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 4.8

IQ

Basra, Iraq

2026-01-11 17:02 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Basra

The map centers on Basra and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.2

Average depth

10.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 18 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-01-12 11:11	M 4.2	Basra Iraq	10.0 km
2026-01-11 17:02	M 4.8	Basra Iraq	10.0 km
2024-11-14 21:08	M 4.0	Basra Iraq	10.0 km
2024-07-25 04:27	M 4.0	Basra Iraq	10.0 km
2024-01-25 06:39	M 4.1	Az Zubayr Iraq	7.2 km
2022-09-11 07:35	M 4.0	Ahvāz Iran	10.0 km
2019-11-15 20:49	M 4.1	Umm Qaşr Iraq	10.0 km
2019-11-15 11:47	M 4.1	Umm Qaşr Iraq	10.0 km
2019-01-05 05:06	M 4.2	Basra Iraq	10.0 km
2018-12-11 15:58	M 4.1	Ahvāz Iran	10.0 km
2018-12-11 08:35	M 4.6	Sūsangerd Iran	10.0 km
2018-12-10 22:21	M 4.3	Ahvāz Iran	10.0 km
2018-11-11 13:49	M 4.4	Ahvāz Iran	10.0 km
2017-04-02 04:39	M 4.0	Umm Qaşr Iraq	10.0 km
2015-08-18 11:26	M 4.4	Umm Qaşr Iraq	15.1 km
2012-08-02 16:47	M 4.2	Hawalli Kuwait	11.4 km
2012-08-02 04:32	M 4.2	Umm Qaşr Iraq	10.0 km
2011-02-07 02:38	M 4.3	Basra Iraq	23.1 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2026-01 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes