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List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia

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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.

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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	^[4]
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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List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia