An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck on Tuesday night off the coast of Oman and the island of Socotra, Global seismic monitoring centers reported.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km.
In mid-August, an earthquake measuring 4.4 Richter scale struck off the coast of the city of Ghaydah, the capital of the province of Mahrah on the Arabian Sea, at a depth of 10 km.
Global monitoring centres have recorded 233 earthquakes and sea tremors with second, third and fourth magnitude in the past 24 hours.
