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M5.3 Earthquake near Red Sea

UTC time: 2025-07-29 12:04:25 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Red Sea

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M5.3 Earthquake near Red Sea · 2025-07-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Red Sea · 2025-07-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 29, 2025 at 12:04 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Red Sea. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
80cc900ade40a706158f2668e5752f92b6fb02ea
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-29 12:04:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
16.55000, 41.12000
Temperature
32.7°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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Gazan157.0 kmE105'198
Asmara270.0 kmSW563'930

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Tair, Jebel at
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 244 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Yemen
  • Yar, Jabal
    Distance: 190 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 305 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Saudi Arabia
  • Zubair Group
    Distance: 202 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 191 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Yemen
  • Birk, Harrat al
    Distance: 209 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 587 m ·Saudi Arabia
  • Alid
    Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 904 m ·Eritrea
  • Dallol
    Distance: 271 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥416
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-07-29

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.82025-07-29 11:31:05 UTC12.0 kmRed Sea M4.82025-07-29 11:31:05 UTC22.9 kmRED SEA M4.72025-07-29 11:31:04 UTC22.0 km96 km WSW of Farasān, Saudi Arabia M4.72025-07-29 06:02:20 UTC20.7 kmRed Sea M4.72025-07-29 05:32:21 UTC14.4 kmRed Sea

Stats (last 24h)

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