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Earthquakes in Israel

USGS has not recorded an earthquake in Israel in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 6.1, Dead Sea region, on 1927-07-11.

Nothing recorded in the last 30 days

USGS logged 1 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.

Recent earthquakes in Israel

USGS has not located an earthquake in Israel in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 1 in the last year.

The largest on record in Israel

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 6.1 at Dead Sea region on 1927-07-11: strong: damaging in populated areas.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 6.1 Dead Sea region 1927-07-11 15.0 km deep
M 5.7 27 km SE of Za‘tarah, Palestinian Territory 1956-12-18 15.0 km deep
M 5.3 21 km SE of Mi?pé Yeri?o, Israel 2004-02-11 26.7 km deep
M 5.3 1 km SSW of Rekhasim, Israel 1984-08-24 24.3 km deep
M 5.1 10 km ENE of ‘En Boqeq, Israel 1979-04-23 33.0 km deep
M 5.1 11 km ENE of Tyre, Lebanon 2008-02-15 10.0 km deep
M 5.0 3 km WNW of Nabatîyé et Tahta, Lebanon 1997-03-26 10.0 km deep
M 4.7 Jordan-Saudi Arabia border region 1987-10-18 10.0 km deep
M 4.7 2 km NNE of Giv‘at Avni, Israel 2018-07-04 10.0 km deep
M 4.6 21 km SE of Mi?pé Yeri?o, Israel 2007-11-20 10.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Israel. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Israel. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.