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M4.8 Earthquake near Red Sea

UTC time: 2025-07-30 04:46:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Red Sea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Red Sea on July 30, 2025 at 04:46 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-30 04:46:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

16.41000, 41.15000

Temperature

31.5°C

Depth profile

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: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 244 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Yemen
Zubair Group

Distance: 187 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 191 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Yemen
Yar, Jabal

Distance: 193 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 305 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Saudi Arabia
Alid

Distance: 215 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 904 m ·Eritrea
Birk, Harrat al

Distance: 224 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 587 m ·Saudi Arabia
Dallol

Distance: 258 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.

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