An Earthquake of Magnitude 5.3 Just Hit South Iran And It Was Felt In UAE
A Magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported by National Center of Meteorology on Saturday.
The earthquake occurred at 8pm in South Iran. The tremors were felt by the residents, but there was no effect in UAE. There have been no casualties reported as of now.
UAE residents felt it
There were numerous reports from UAE residents saying they felt the earthquake.
UAE residents took to social media
Earthquake in dubai, shaking the weekend up!@timeoutdubai @lovindubai @gulfbuzz @gulfnews @khaleejtimes @uae_barq_en
#2020 #bedhead #california #decor #decoration #earlymorning #earth #earthquake #earthquakepreparedness #earthquakes #fashionstyle #geology #homedesign #abudhabi pic.twitter.com/xpFY8sl692— Sadia Noori (@Sadia_Noori) July 23, 2022
#earthquake #abudhabi #uae fortunately only smaller tremors but still scary .. god bless uae and all people 🙏🍀 pic.twitter.com/499cSV4d6X
— Madame Sabine Balve (@sabinebalve) July 23, 2022
زلزال اليوم عجمان و رأس الخيمة و الشارقة والفجيرة الإمارات AJMAN , SHARJAH & RAK EARTHQUAKE UAE TODAY #earthquake #uaeearthquake #ajman #زلزال #زلزال_عجمان #ajman_earthquake pic.twitter.com/QQFAD28Ota
— SOLOM TUBE (@semococo) July 23, 2022
Don’t not worry
It was reported that NCM stated that UAE residents need not worry about earthquakes as the buildings in the country are built to sustain these effects.
This is not the first one
This earthquake is another edition to the series of earthquakes that Iran has been suffering. The last one occurred on July 2.
Also Read: Safety During An Earthquake: Seven Steps To Remember
