2.4 to 4.4-magnitude earthquakes hit Red Sea

DHAMAR, July 30 (YPA) – About eight 2.4 to 4.4-magnitude earthquakes were recorded on Wednesday in the Red Sea, according to Dhamar-based Center for Monitoring and Studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

Head of the center, Mohammed Hussein Al-Houthi, stated that the monitoring stations detected a 6.5-magnitude quake south of the Fiji Islands, and another major quake of magnitude 8.7 at 2:24 a.m. off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

He pointed out that the center issued an actual IOTW early warning report on potential tsunami waves that could attack areas bordering the Pacific Ocean, such as Japan and Russia. The report and seismic bulletin are attached.

The Red Sea earthquakes followed seven tremors measuring between 3.9 to 4.5 magnitude recorded on Tuesday, followed by six other tremors at a depth of 10 km, and then a marine earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale at a depth of 7 km.

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