June 9, 2004 Earthquake: Western, Saudi Arabia

Name: June 9, 2004 Earthquake: Western, Saudi Arabia
Start: 2004-06-09
Location: Western, Saudi Arabia

June 9, 2004 · M4.6

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Western, Saudi Arabia on June 9, 2004 at 11:41:16 UTC, 10 km below the surface.

Map

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: June 9, 2004
Time: 11:41:16 UTC
Place: Western, Saudi Arabia
Magnitude: 4.6 (ML)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 27.836° N, 36.905° E
Country: Saudi Arabia

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

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.

Minor damage in the

epicentral area. (reference #1053)

Significant earthquakes of 2004 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2004 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 5785.