Saudi Arabia | Was the Hail earthquake caused by humans?

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/06/28

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Dr. Abdullah Al-Omari, President of the Saudi Society for Geosciences, attributed the causes of <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... earthquake</a> that occurred today at 12 noon in the region between Qassim and Hail to excessive water withdrawal over the past decades. He also pointed out that the intensity of rain in recent years filled the gaps and cracks in the ground. More than what the sedimentary rocks could bear, which led to rocks falling and sounds being heard as a result of rock collapses and their release near the surface of the earth in the form of sound waves that were felt and heard.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Dr. Al-Omari revealed a big surprise, pointing out that earthquakes that occur at a depth of less than 5 kilometers are often the result of human actions on the environment, such as bombing operations or withdrawing or pumping water or oil.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added that this type of earthquake had previously occurred 30 to 40 years ago in the area between Al-Qassim and Hail, as well as Al-Majma&#39;ah, and several places in the central region, in what is known as the flat area or the Arabian sidewalk.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This afternoon, the stations of the National Seismic Monitoring Network at the Risk Center of the Saudi Geological Survey recorded an earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale at a depth of 5.8 kilometers, which was felt by the residents of Qassim and Hail and lasted for a few seconds.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D... also:</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D... forecast for Saudi Arabia, Hail</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%20%D9%87%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%20%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%9F.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 532px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Earthquake in Hail</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The official spokesman for the Saudi Geological Survey, Tariq Aba Al-Khail, revealed that the stations of the National Seismic Monitoring Network in Saudi Arabia recorded this afternoon, Friday, June 28, at 12:03:24, an earthquake east of Al-Shannan in the Hail region, with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Aba Al-Khail confirmed that the situation was reassuring, as things were limited to feeling the tremor without recording any aftershocks.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Earthquake east of Al Shannan, Hail</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A... Arabia | What is the cause of the earthquake in Hail?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alriyadh.com/2082425">alriyadh</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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