Two earthquakes hit Oman Sea, tremors felt in the UAE
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Two earthquakes hit Oman Sea, tremors felt in the UAE

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

Marisha Singh
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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.

The second quake came an hour later and was measured at 2.8 on the Richter scale.

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.

Read: Over-7 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, Japan with tsunami warnings issued

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