Max magnitude
4.7
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
17 events tracked
Kuwait seismic overview
Kuwait earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Kuwait, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.3
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
10.8 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Kuwait earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.1
Moderate
2025-11-10 12:22:09 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-03-15 07:21:50 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2022-06-04 01:28:03 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2021-09-14 04:48:02 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-08-02 08:31:37 UTC
Al Farwānīyah, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Farwānīyah
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2020-12-21 03:04:48 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2020-11-11 14:56:23 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2015-03-21 11:23:35 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
15.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2012-11-12 03:46:03 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
17.6 km
4.2
Moderate
2012-08-02 16:47:59 UTC
Hawalli, Kuwait
Earthquake near Hawalli
11.4 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Kuwait
All period
#1
4.7
Moderate
2020-11-11 14:56:23 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#2
4.7
Moderate
1993-06-02 22:01:48 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#3
4.6
Moderate
2006-12-29 10:22:31 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#4
4.6
Moderate
1997-09-18 20:24:46 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#5
4.5
Moderate
1996-12-14 19:49:51 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#6
4.4
Moderate
2022-06-04 01:28:03 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#7
4.4
Moderate
1997-12-30 18:18:31 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#8
4.3
Moderate
2025-03-15 07:21:50 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
#9
4.3
Moderate
2021-08-02 08:31:37 UTC
Al Farwānīyah, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Farwānīyah
10.0 km
#10
4.3
Moderate
2020-12-21 03:04:48 UTC
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait
Earthquake near Al Ahmadi
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Kuwait earthquake chart 2025
12-month view
Live geography
Kuwait earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Kuwait.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
November 2025
1 earthquakes
March 2025
1 earthquakes
June 2022
1 earthquakes
September 2021
1 earthquakes
August 2021
1 earthquakes
December 2020
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Kuwait
Al Faḩāḩīl
Population 68,290
20 earthquakes
Al Manqaf
Population 39,025
20 earthquakes
Al Ahmadi
Population 637,411
19 earthquakes
Hawalli
Population 164,212
19 earthquakes
Sabah Al Salem
Population 139,163
19 earthquakes
Al Farwānīyah
Population 86,525
19 earthquakes
Kuwait City
Population 60,064
19 earthquakes
Ar Riqqah
Population 52,068
19 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
12 years
| 2020 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 1 |