Two earthquakes hit Oman Sea, tremors felt in the UAE
The earthquakes were recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres off the coast of Ras al Khaima
The UAE’s East coast was hit by tremors after two earthquakes were recorded in the Oman Sea in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The National Centre of Metereology (NCM) reported the quakes at 00:12am and 01:53 am on May 29.
The first earthquake registered at 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, as per the NCM.
A 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in Oman Sea at
00:12, 29/05/2024 “UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) May 28, 2024
The second quake came an hour later and was measured at 2.8 on the Richter scale.
A 2.8 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in Oman Sea at
01:53, 29/05/2024 “UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) May 28, 2024
Shallow earthquakes
The earthquakes were recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres off the coast of Ras al Khaima.
The NCM added that the quakes had no effect in the UAE.
Local media reported that residents in the UAE felt tremors that followed the quakes in the Oman Sea.
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