Home GCC 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 by Marisha Singh May 29, 2024 Image credit: NCM/X 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. Read: Over-7 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, Japan with tsunami warnings issued Tags earthquake OMAN SEA You might also like Magnitude 3.6 earthquake hits Jordan, no deaths reported Nvidia says it expects no impact to chip supply from Taiwan earthquake Over-7 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, Japan with tsunami warnings issued UAE weather alert: Rain, thunderstorms and hail forecast for weekend