February 11, 2004 Earthquake: Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Ma'In, Israel, Jordan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Ma'In, Israel, Jordan on February 11, 2004 at 08:15:03 UTC, 27 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 11, 2004
- Time
- 08:15:03 UTC
- Place
- Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Ma'In, Israel, Jordan
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 27 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 31.675° N, 35.551° E
- Country
- Jordan
The toll
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Four people injured in western Jordan and a landslide
occurred at Ma'in. Minor damage to buildings at
Jerusalem, Petah-Tiqwa, Tel Aviv and in the Nablus
area. Felt from Cairo, Egypt to Lebanon. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 5, 1033, Ramala, Gaza, Nablus, Egypt, Israel, Syria
- 1457, Palestine, Syria, Israel
- 33 BC, Palestine, Israel
- November 25, 1759, Damascus, Antioch, Baalbec, Syria, Lebanon-Syria
- January 1, 1837, Beirut (Beyrout), Zefat (Safed), Lebanon, Israel
- 1838, Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa),palestine, Israel
- October 30, 1759, Zefat (Safed), Israel
- July 11, 1927, Damiya, Israel, Jordan
- November 12, 1458, Al-Karak (Karak), Jordan, Palestine, Israel
- March 29, 1903, Nabulus, Israel
- 315, Aeropolis, Israel
- 1566 BC, Ariha (Jericho), Israel
- 33, Palestine, Israel
- 1250 BC, Ariha (Jericho), Israel
- September 2, 31 BC, Qumran,ariha (Jericho), Israel
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5760.