Earthquake shakes Iran and parts of UAE including Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- Country:
- Iran Islamic Rep
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 has struck southern Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, according to real-time earthquake info provider EMSC. The earthquake info provider has received many felt reports from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Bandar Abbas.
There have been no immediate reports of any structural damage or casualties due to the earthquake felt in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and some parts of Iran.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 is usually felt by most people and can cause damage of varying severity to buildings.
Felt #earthquake (#زلزله) M5.7 strikes 115 km W of Bandar 'Abbās (#Iran) 10 min ago. Please report to: https://t.co/JtGoV4G4Io pic.twitter.com/bPt1ASfhkZ
— EMSC (@LastQuake) October 21, 2019
Many people have tweeted about the earthquake being felt in the UAE.
I thought i was dizzy but apparently not. Did anyone else feel the jolt? Earthquake? #Dubai #UAE
— Fariha Akhtar (@farihaak) October 21, 2019
Did you feel that? #earthquake in Dubai
— Justin (@bebester24) October 21, 2019
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