Saudi Arabia, Aqaba: 1993-2016

The Aqaba cluster is named for the Gulf of Aqaba, between the Sinai Peninsula and Saudia Arabia. The cluster includes significant earthquake sequences in 1993 (5.8 MS) and 1995 (7.1 MS). After the 1995 sequence a number of seismic stations were installed around the Gulf and readings from those stations for more recent events form the basis for the calibration. Number of events: 49 Calibration type: direct calibration using data to 1.0 degrees; hypocentroid calibration level = 1.7 km Epicentral calibration range: 2 - 5 km Date range: 19930730 - 20161129 Latitude range: 28.488 - 29.345 Longitude range: 34.530 - 34.979 Depth range: 12.0 - 30.8 Magnitude range: 3.7 - 7.1