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M4.7 Earthquake near Red Sea

UTC time: 2025-07-29 06:02:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Red Sea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near Red Sea on July 29, 2025 at 06:02 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
340a7bae1d7869f7714798e13204b10ee2600ab6
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-29 06:02:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
16.51000, 40.93000
Temperature
32.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tair, Jebel at
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 244 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Yemen
  • Zubair Group
    Distance: 210 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 191 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Yemen
  • Yar, Jabal
    Distance: 211 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 305 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Saudi Arabia
  • Alid
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 904 m ·Eritrea
  • Birk, Harrat al
    Distance: 220 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 587 m ·Saudi Arabia
  • Dallol
    Distance: 261 km ·Explosion crater(s) ·Elevation: -48 m ·Last eruption: 2011 ·Ethiopia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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