107 earthquakes recorded in Tabuk in about a month

107 earthquakes recorded in Tabuk in about a month

March 14, 2017
Saudi Geological Survey
Saudi Geological Survey

UMLUJ, TABUK — The Saudi Geological Survey has reported there were 107 earthquakes in the region from Feb. 6 to March 10.

Hani Zahran of the Saudi Geological Survey’s National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes said the tremors varied in degrees from 0.6 to 3.7 on the Richter Scale, Al Watan quoted him as saying.

“The epicenter was located 70 km north of Umluj city,” he said.

“The earthquakes affected the chain of mountains on the Red Sea,” Zahran was quoted as saying by the Arabic daily.


March 14, 2017
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