Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia
A 3.35 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail, said the Saudi Geological Survey on Tuesday.
In remarks to local television, Tariq Mansoob, head of the detection center at the survey, said six earthquakes were detected in the Kingdom from March and April.
They were all between the 3.5 and 4.5 range, he added.
The latest quake, which struck at 5:12 pm on Tuesday, has no impact on the Kingdom, he stated.
Activity along the Arabian and Eurasian plates along the Zagros and Makran mountains in Iran and Pakistan led to the quakes, he explained.
The pressure created by this activity resulted in the tremors, he went on to say.
Small quakes are a 'good sign,' Mansoob said, because if the pressure continues to build without release, it would have eventually erupt in a major potentially devastating quake.
He reassured the public that the small tremors were not a cause for concern and that the larger ones had taken place closer to Iranian shores.
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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A minor earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.35 point on the Richter Scale, struck eastern Saudi Arabia in the Arabian Gulf. The quake that hit approximately 85 kilometers east of Jubail at 5:12:55 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS). The SGS detected it through its National Seismic Network stations. SGS spokesperson Tariq Aba Al-Khail confirmed that the earthquake is considered minor and poses no threat to the Saudi border. He emphasized that the situation remains safe and under control. Tariq Mansoob, head of the detection center at SGS, said that the latest quake has no impact on Saudi Arabia. "Activity along the Arabian and Eurasian plates along the Zagros and Makran mountains in Iran and Pakistan led to the quakes. The pressure created by this activity resulted in the tremors," he said while speaking to a local television.
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