Two earthquakes hit the Red Sea region near Saudi Arabia and Sudan

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/07/27

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">Arab Weather - <strong>The US Geological Survey</strong> reported, on Saturday, that <strong>two earthquakes had been recorded in the Red Sea region</strong> near the coasts of <strong>Saudi Arabia and Sudan</strong> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The authority explained on its website that the first tremor <strong>measured 4.7</strong> on the Richter scale, and was about 197 kilometers northeast of the city of Tokar in the Sudanese Red Sea state, while the second tremor measured <strong>4.2</strong> and was about 174 kilometers northeast of the city itself.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For its part, the Saudi Geological Survey stated that seismic monitoring stations recorded an earthquake in the middle of the Red Sea, 161 kilometers west of Al-Laith Governorate in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, at 12:09 am on Saturday morning. She added that the earthquake measured 4.7 on the Richter scale, at a depth of about 10.4 kilometers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> So far, there have been no reports of losses or impacts resulting from the earthquakes from local authorities in Saudi Arabia and Sudan.</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%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-... earthquake in the Mediterranean Sea lost its water... Controversy in Egypt and the authorities clarify</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-... | After the water receded in Morocco, Libya, and parts of Egypt... What is the receding sea water and does it really cause tsunami waves?</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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