Earthquake in Makkah

Hey everyone,

"The earthquake that shook Makkah’s Al-Otaibiyyah neighborhood, about two kilometers from the Grand Mosque, at 2 a.m. on Monday has engendered a sense of shock and vulnerability in the citizens of Makkah."

This is news to me. An earthquake in Makkah. Thankfully no casualties or damage. Dogs were barking before the quake began."Jeddah and Makkah lie close to the edge of the Arabian plate and are therefore subject to a surprising number of earthquakes, albeit minor ones, every year."

The good news is that "Jeddah and the west coast of the Kingdom are protected from the shocks of the seismic activity in the Red Sea by a fortunately positioned shock absorber. Running at a depth of some hundreds of meters below the coastline from Obhur Creek all the way to Jizan is a thick layer of evaporite — a rock composed of minerals laid down by the evaporation of a solution; in this case seawater leaving behind wet salt."

So, essentially there is no need to be alarmed or worried.

Mansur