Tremors felt in UAE following Iran earthquake

Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 19:32

By ARN News Staff

Slight tremors were felt in the UAE after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Wednesday evening.

The National Centre of Meteorology said the earthquake was reported at 07:17 pm UAE time.

It added that the impact of the quake was slightly felt in the northern parts of the UAE, without any adverse effects.

A 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded South of Iran at 19:17, 30/11/2022 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network”
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) November 30, 2022

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Some UAE residents, who felt the tremor, took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

Earthquakes
Did you feel ...???
UAE #earthquake
— Malik Zamad (@MalikZamad9) November 30, 2022

#earthquake #uae #sharjah
— Sreenath (@srnthbp) November 30, 2022

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