THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 on Sunday, according to the National Seismic Network stations of the National Centre of Meteorology.
The quake hit the Al Raheeb area in Dibba, Al Fujairah, at 10.27 pm.
It took place at a depth of 5km.
As per the NCM, the earthquake was felt ‘slightly’ by residents but had no impact on the area.
An earthquake of magnitude 2.3 struck Fujairah’s Masafi area on 1 September.
Prior to this, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was also recorded near the coast of Dibba on 18 August.
A minor earthquake of 2.8 magnitude on the Richter scale was also recorded in the UAE on 8 June in Masafi at 11.01 pm.
On 29 May, residents in the UAE also experienced tremors from a minor earthquake that hit the Oman Sea. An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude struck near the coast of Ras Al Khaimah on May 29, followed by another quake of 2.8 magnitude.
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