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Earthquakes in Jordan
Jordan has catalogued 5 M4+ earthquakes since 2005 (ranked 156th of 187 countries), with the strongest reaching magnitude M4.5.
Jordan ranks 156th of 187 countries by catalogued seismic activity - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity, averaging about 0 M4+ events a year alongside 0 significant M6+ earthquakes since 1900.
- 5
- M4+ events (since 2005)
- 0
- Major M6+ (since 1900)
- M4.5
- Strongest
- ~0
- M4+ per year
The verdict
Jordan is relatively quiet seismically compared to most places tracked here, with 5 M4+ earthquakes logged since 2005 and 0 major M6+ events since 1900, the strongest reaching magnitude 4.5.
- N/A
- no yearly breakdown available
- N/A
- average recorded event depth
- 0%
- of events are shallow (<70 km, the most damaging kind)
Average catalogued magnitude is 4.2 - most events are moderate M4-5 tremors that are felt but rarely cause damage. On the M4+ activity ladder Bermuda sits immediately above at 6 events and Cabo Verde sits immediately below at 4.
USGS event tape strip
Event tape JORDAN · Jordan M4+ · 156th/187
Jordan · 5 M4+ · max M4.5 · 0 M6+
- MAX 5
- M6 156th/187
- DEPTH M4.5
- PHOTO 0
- BUSY near Bermuda
- SHAL Jun 15, 2021
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Where Jordan sits in the catalog
Rank 156th of 187 tracked countries (16th percentile by M4+ count since 2005). On the M4+ activity ladder Bermuda sits immediately above at 6 events and Cabo Verde sits immediately below at 4.
- Bermuda - next more active (6 M4+)
- Cabo Verde - next less active (4 M4+)
Same M4+ count, broken by peak magnitude
2 tracked countries share Jordan's exact count of 5 M4+ events since 2005. Among that cohort, Jordan ranks 2nd of 2 by strongest recorded magnitude (M4.5).
| Country | M4+ count | Strongest |
|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | M4.9 |
| Jordan (this page) | 5 | M4.5 |
0 of 5 catalogued M4+ events since 2005 reached M6.0 or higher.
Other countries in this catalog sample
A Jordan-keyed shuffle of the full 186-country roster, not the six nearest by count.
Peak-magnitude sample from the same roster
A second Jordan-keyed shuffle of countries with a recorded max magnitude.
Showing 6 of 186 countries with a recorded max magnitude.
According to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, PlainQuake's figures are rendered directly from 317,293 recorded M4+ earthquakes and 14,444 significant M6+ events (USGS ComCat, 2005-present) -- no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-26.