Slight tremors were felt in the UAE after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Wednesday evening.
The National Centre of Meteorology said the earthquake was reported at 07:17 pm UAE time.
It added that the impact of the quake was slightly felt in the northern parts of the UAE, without any adverse effects.
A 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded South of Iran at 19:17, 30/11/2022 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network”
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) November 30, 2022
Some UAE residents, who felt the tremor, took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Earthquakes
— Malik Zamad (@MalikZamad9) November 30, 2022
Did you feel ...???
UAE #earthquake
— Sreenath (@srnthbp) November 30, 2022
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