Red Sea Earthquakes—What’s Happening?
Two earthquakes have occurred under the Red Sea.
The two earthquake were about six hours apart and their epicenters were in close proximity to each other: [ Here ] and [ Here ]. The magnitude of each earthquake was 4.5 and 4.8 respectively.
The earthquakes occurred along a divergent plate boundary where the Arabian plate is pulling away from the African plate, splitting the Red Sea.
This graphic shows the plate boundary and direction of movement:
The Saudi Geological Survey has more information about the Arabian tectonic plate.
Credits:
Image: Saudi Geological Survey
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