UAE records minor earthquake felt by residents

Abu Dhabi: A minor earthquake of 2.8 magnitude was recorded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday morning, April 27.

In a post on X, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in UAE said that the earthquake was “recorded in Khor Fakkan Coast” at a depth of 5 kilometres.

It was recorded at 3:03 am local time.

According to NCM, tremors were felt by the residents and without any effect in the UAE.

A 2.8 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in Khor Fakkan Coast at 03:03, 27/04/2024 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network”

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) April 26, 2024

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— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) April 26, 2024