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Latest quakes in or near the Red Sea - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Near Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake 186 km WNW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 5.6 Eritrea: Ethiopia - Aug 1, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 19:44 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near the Red Sea in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near the Red Sea, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near the Red Sea in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, The Red Sea has had 30 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 5.6:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 28 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Latest: Mag. 4.4 Earthquake 186 km WNW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia -
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Eritrea: Ethiopia -
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Latest quakes in or near the Red Sea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 23, 04:26 am (GMT +3)
Mar 23, 01:26 GMT
4.4

10 km
186 km WNW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia
I FELT IT
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Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 23, 02:57 am (GMT +3)
Mar 22, 23:57 GMT
4.6

10 km
176 km WNW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia
I FELT IT
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Mar 23, 02:10 am (GMT +3)
Mar 22, 23:10 GMT
4.5

10 km
185 km WNW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia
I FELT IT
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Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 10:09 am (Asmara)
Mar 16, 07:09 GMT
4.5

10 km
Eritrea, 55 km west of Edd, Southern Red Sea 2 reportsInfo
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 12:50 pm (Asmara)
Mar 14, 09:50 GMT
4.6

10 km
62 Km Wnw of Edd, Eritrea 1 reportInfo
Thursday, February 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 15, 06:52 am (GMT +3)
Feb 15, 03:52 GMT
4.5

10 km
Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, 142 km northwest of Sindi Sarso Island, Jazan 1 reportInfo
Thursday, October 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 19, 2023 08:30 am (Asmara)
Oct 19, 2023 05:30 GMT
4.5

10 km
Eritrea - Ethiopia Region Info
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 13, 2023 08:51 pm (Asmara)
Sep 13, 2023 17:51 GMT
5.0

10 km
42 Km S of Massawa, Eritrea 4 reportsInfo
Thursday, August 3, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Aug 4, 2023 02:15 am (Asmara)
Aug 3, 2023 23:15 GMT
4.5

10 km
33 Km N of Adi Keyh, Eritrea 11 reportsInfo
Aug 3, 2023 01:11 pm (Asmara)
Aug 3, 2023 10:11 GMT
4.6

10 km
36 Km N of Adi Keyh, Eritrea Info
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 GMT (3 quakes)
Aug 2, 2023 11:33 pm (Asmara)
Aug 2, 2023 20:33 GMT
4.4

10 km
38 Km S of Massawa, Eritrea 2 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.9 x 1013 joules (8.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6985 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 61 quakes on average per year in or near the Red Sea:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.33 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 10.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 15.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 31.3 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 63 quakes per year (or 5.2 quakes per month)
Red Sea has relatively few earthquakes. However, Red Sea has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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