Table 1 Historical seismicity around muscat governate.

From: Integrated GIS-AHP based assessment of earthquake vulnerability and risk for urban residential buildings in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Date

Magnitude (\({{\varvec{M}}}_{{\varvec{w}}{\varvec{g}}}\))

Epicenter location

January 19, 2025

1.8

3 km south of Muscat City

November 30, 2024

1.6

Al Amerat (~ 8 km SW of Muscat)

January 14, 2024

5.1

Southeastern Iran

October 21, 2023

4.4

Offshore near Sur, Oman Sea

April 13, 2023

5.5

Owen Fracture Zone, Arabian Sea

July 2, 2022

5.8

Hormozgan, Iran

April 9, 2013

6.0

Bushehr, Iran

March 11, 2010

5.5

South Iran (near Qeshm)

November 28, 1945

8.1

Makran Subduction Zone