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Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude felt in Fujairah

The National Center of Meterology (NCM) on Friday recorded a minor earthquake, measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale, that hit the coast of the emirate of Fujairah, which was felt by some local residents.

The quake occurred at 6:08am (local time) at a depth of 10 kilometres.

A brief alert issued by the NCM said it was slightly felt by residents without any effect.

“Today at 6 in the morning our dog woke everybody up. I slept late last night ,so was angry with it. After comming back to bed the dog started to bark even louder. In 30 seconds after I could feel the house trembling.   I took my kids and went out. Now I will be more careful to my dog’s notices .”

Lidia P

 

Did you feel the earthquake this morning? Send us your story: fujobs@eim.ae

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