A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 03/04/25 / 2025-04-03 23:39:36 / April 3, 2025 @ 11:39 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000q3ua. Event ids that are associated: us6000q3ua. The temblor was detected at 23:39:36 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 49.9597° East, latitude 27.3505° North, depth = 10 km.

Close country/countries, Saudi Arabia (c. 25 732 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Al Jubayl (c. 237 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Al Qaţīf (c. 98 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Tārūt (c. 85 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Şafwá (c. 45 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from (c. 41 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Umm as Sāhik (c. 11 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Al Qaţīf, At Tūbī, Al Awjām.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km NE of Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia.

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