No impact of Iran earthquake in UAE, says NCM

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No impact of Iran earthquake in UAE, says NCM

Dubai - In Bahrain, people felt the quake and evacuated from high-rise buildings.

By Wam, AP

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Published: Thu 19 Apr 2018, 11:29 AM

Last updated: Thu 19 Apr 2018, 9:15 PM

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was recorded in southwest Shiraz, Iran - 550 km from Abu Dhabi city - today at 10:34 am (UAE time), reported the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
UAE residents reported feeling tremors but the quake have had no effect on UAE, the NCM added.

In Bahrain, people on social media said they felt the quake and evacuated from high-rise buildings.
The USGS says the quake struck at 0634 GMT some 100 kilometers, about 60 miles, east of Bushehr.
 
Iranian state television, citing officials, described the quake as a magnitude 5.9. Varying magnitudes are common immediately after a temblor.
Iran sits on major fault lines and is prone to near-daily earthquakes. In 2003, a 6.6-magnitude quake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.


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