The Saudi Geological Survey announced today, Thursday, that it "recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale in the Red Sea," according to a statement from the agency's spokesperson. The statement published by the agency reported: "Seismic monitoring stations of the national seismic network detected an earthquake this morning at 6:52:29 in the middle of the Red Sea, with a seismic magnitude of 4.40 on the Richter scale and a depth of 32 kilometers." The agency added in its statement: "The cause of this earthquake is attributed to the fault located in the Red Sea, which represents the western boundary of the Arabian Plate and its divergence from the African Plate."
Earthquake in Saudi Arabia: This is the Reason!
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