Two earthquakes rocked the Red Sea region on Saturday, near the coasts of Saudi Arabia and Sudan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced.
The first was a 4.7-magnitude quake that struck about 197km northeast of Sudan’s Tokar city.
It was followed by a 4.2-magnitude tremor that was recorded about 174km northeast of the same city.
The Saudi Geological Survey said its seismic monitoring stations recorded a 4.7-magnitude earthquake in the middle of the Red Sea, 161km west of Al Lith Governorate, in the Makkah Al Mukarramah region.