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UAE unaffected by quake in Iran

AL AIN - The earthquake which hit western Iran yesterday had no impact on the UAE, according to Professor Haydar Baker, Applied Geophysics expert at the Geology Department at the UAE University.

Published: Wed 21 Nov 2007, 8:57 AM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:39 AM

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Speaking to Khaleej Times, Prof Haydar said that the quake which hit an area 130 km from Ahvaz city at 5:20am (GMT) had no effect on the Emirates. The earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter Scale.