Residents In Dubai Felt Earthquake Tremors On Thursday Evening And Rushed To Social Media To Check If It Was Real

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A mild earthquake hit the Arabian Gulf on Thursday evening.

The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology confirmed a 4.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the Arabian Gulf at 7.44pm UAE time on Thursday.

And residents rushed to Twitter to check if they weren’t alone

https://twitter.com/ShujaJashanmal/status/1189931572667002880

A lot of people felt the tremors.

https://twitter.com/LojySherif/status/1189933651838013442

They “felt the Earth move”.

https://twitter.com/YmmatGONZALES_/status/1189932313511186432

Just 10 days ago, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Southern Iran sending tremors that residents said they felt from Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.

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