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UAE, Saudi Arabia detect 4.3-magnitude quake in Arabian Sea
The earthquake was detected 66km east of Jubail, Saudi Arabia; experts attributed this to stresses on the old faults in the Arabian Gulf region
- PUBLISHED: Tue 22 Apr 2025, 10:49 PM
The National Centre of Meteorology in UAE and the official spokesman for the Saudi Geological Survey, Tariq Aba Al Khail, confirmed that a 4.36-magnitude quake was detected earlier today.
Al Khail attributed the cause of this earthquake to the stresses on the old faults in the Arabian Gulf region, caused by the movement of the Arabian Plate and its collision with the Eurasian Plate.
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He added that this earthquake is one below average and that Saudi borders were unaffected.
The National Centre of Meteorology also detected the quake off the coast of Jubail. According to information posted on its website, the authority found that the quake struck at a depth of 10km at 8.50pm.