Jordan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 22 km E of Aqaba, Jordan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 22 km E of Aqaba, Jordan on Sat, Dec 23, 1995, 8:28 AM GMT+2 (06:28 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-12-23 06:28:58 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.561° N, 35.240° E
Region
Jordan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.242 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11234 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.139 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11233 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11222 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11218 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11212 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11205 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11204 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.1Egypt · 11196 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11194 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11193 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.125 km NW of Eilat, Israel · 11193 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11193 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11183 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11181 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11178 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 5.3Egypt · 11176 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.531 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11244 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11245 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11245 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11247 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11249 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.385 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11249 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11251 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.341 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.319 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.117 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11255 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.735 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11255 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.265 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11255 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.269 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.455 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.725 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00079ev. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.