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Natural Disasters in Jordan

34 significant events

Significant natural disasters recorded within Jordan, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.2150 BCEEarthquake — Jordan, Bab-A-Daraa, Al-Karak (M 7.3)
  2. 2.1068 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 7.02)
  3. 3.1588 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 7.01)
  4. 4.1546 CEEarthquake — Israel, Nabulus, Salt, Jordan: Al-Karak (M 7)
  5. 5.746 CEEarthquake — Israel, Teverya (Tiberias), Ariha (Jericho) (M 7)
  6. 6.31 BCEEarthquake — Israel, Qumran, Ariha (Jericho) (M 7)
  7. 7.1458 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.93)
  8. 8.1212 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.85)
  9. 9.1068 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.85)
  10. 10.1182 CEEarthquake — Syria, Busra, Israel: Palestine (M 6.7)
  11. 11.1759 CEEarthquake — Israel, Zefat (Safed) (Ms 6.6)· 2,000 deaths
  12. 12.1150 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.52)
  13. 13.1250 BCEEarthquake — Israel, Ariha (Jericho) (M 6.5)
  14. 14.1287 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  15. 15.1259 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  16. 16.1182 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  17. 17.1047 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  18. 18.1033 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.45)
  19. 19.1837 CEEarthquake — Israel, Zefat (Safed), Lebanon: Beirut (Beyrout) (Ms 6.4)· 6,000 deaths
  20. 20.362 CEEarthquake — Jordan, Al-Karak (Ms 6.4)
  21. 21.1927 CEEarthquake — Israel / Jordan, Damiya (Ms 6.3)· 268 deaths
  22. 22.1834 CEEarthquake — Jordan, Al-Karak, Israel: Jerusalem, Nabulus (M 6.3)
  23. 23.1151 CEEarthquake — Syria, Busra (M 6.2)
  24. 24.1050 BCEEarthquake — Jordan, Sw: Timna Copper Mines (M 6.2)
  25. 25.1834 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.14)
  26. 26.1927 CEEarthquake — Dead Sea region (Mw 6.13)
  27. 27.1927 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.12)
  28. 28.1160 CEEarthquake — Israel (M 6.1)
  29. 29.1060 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.08)
  30. 30.1546 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.06)
  31. 31.1814 CEEarthquake — SE Mediterranean area (Mw 6.02)
  32. 32.1837 CETsunami — ISRAEL and SYRIAN COASTS· 6,000 deaths
  33. 33.1759 CETsunami — Akko· 2,000 deaths
  34. 34.1927 CETsunami — Dead Sea· 268 deaths

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