Max magnitude
7.2
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
116 events tracked
Jordan seismic overview
Jordan earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Jordan, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
10.6 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Jordan earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.1
Moderate
2021-06-15 23:08:52 UTC
Aqaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Aqaba
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2020-04-05 05:04:04 UTC
Aqaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Aqaba
10.0 km
5.5
22.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2008-04-04 14:05:17 UTC
Aqaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Aqaba
1.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2007-12-11 08:38:08 UTC
Aqaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Aqaba
1.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2007-12-02 07:38:14 UTC
Madaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Madaba
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2007-11-20 09:18:44 UTC
Madaba, Jordan
Earthquake near Madaba
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2006-09-17 08:22:50 UTC
Salt, Jordan
Earthquake near Salt
1.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2006-09-09 04:58:08 UTC
Salt, Jordan
Earthquake near Salt
1.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2005-10-03 04:05:25 UTC
Amman, Jordan
Earthquake near Amman
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Jordan
All period
Activity rhythm
Jordan earthquake chart 2021
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Jordan
Aqaba
Population 95,048
110 earthquakes
Irbid
Population 569,068
23 earthquakes
Salt
Population 107,874
23 earthquakes
Madaba
Population 82,335
23 earthquakes
Khuraybat as Sūq
Population 186,158
22 earthquakes
Wadi Al Seer
Population 181,212
22 earthquakes
Al Jubayhah
Population 46,834
21 earthquakes
Saḩāb
Population 40,241
21 earthquakes
Amman
Population 1,275,857
19 earthquakes
Ar Ramtha
Population 155,693
19 earthquakes
Live geography
Jordan earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Jordan.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
June 2021
1 earthquakes
April 2020
1 earthquakes
June 2015
1 earthquakes
April 2008
1 earthquakes
December 2007
2 earthquakes
November 2007
1 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
22 years
| 1995 | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1927 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 6.1 | 16 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 5.3 | 21 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 1983 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1994 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4.0 | 1 |