Al-Houthi discloses earthquakes’ causes in Yemen areas

DHAMAR, Nov. 19 (YPA) – Head of the Dhamar-based Seismic and Volcanic Observation and Study Center, Mohammed Hussein Al-Houthi, revealed on Wednesday the cause of the earthquakes that struck districts in Hodeida and Taiz provinces of Yemen.

Engineer Al-Houthi confirmed in a news statement that the tremors experienced in Hays and Zabid districts of Hodeida, and in Al-Shamayatin and Mocha districts in Taiz, were minor tremors within the usual activity, according to ’26September.net’.

He explained that the development of these tremors was being monitored because Yemen was affected by the continuous seismic activity of the triple junction area in the Afar Triangle, represented by the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Great African Rift.

Al-Houthi pointed out that these tremors were also part of the usual activity, unlike seismic activity resulting from the nearby active fault belts as in the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq.

Seismic monitoring stations in Dhamar recorded four earthquakes since the beginning of this week, including an earthquake northwest of Zabid city of Hodeida with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, followed by two earthquakes in Al-Shamayatin district with a magnitude of 2.6, and another in Mocha with a magnitude of 2.7.

The last quake was recorded with a magnitude of 2.5 occurring 17 km southwest of Hays district on Monday.

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