Is Ra’s al Khaymah safe? United Arab Emirates travel risk
Is Ra’s al Khaymah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ra’s al Khaymah scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Arab Emirates Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 29 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. Canada changed its level from 3 to 2 on 15 Oct.
Ra’s al Khaymah scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Arab Emirates (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ra’s al Khaymah: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (51/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Arab Emirates travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Ra’s al Khaymah (25.7667° N, 55.9500° E), Ra’s al Khaymah sits 215.4 km SW from Abu Dhabi at lowland elevation.
Ra’s al Khaymah
25.7667° N, 55.9500° E
Lowland
UTC
115,949
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United Arab Emirates
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Ra’s al Khaymah happened in July (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 1 Jul 2022 (140 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 30 Nov 2022 (143 km away) — USGS details
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