Earthquake measuring 4.6 on Richter scale hits coasts of Socotra

SOCOTRA, Aug. 31 (YPA) – An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck on Tuesday night off the coast of Oman and the island of Socotra, Global seismic monitoring centers reported.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km.

In mid-August, an earthquake measuring 4.4 Richter scale struck   off the coast of the city of Ghaydah, the capital of the province of Mahra on the Arabian Sea, at a depth of 10 km.

Global monitoring centres have recorded 233 earthquakes and sea tremors with second, third and fourth magnitude in the past 24 hours.

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