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5.8 magnitude earthquake recorded in Arabian Sea

Thursday, 13 April 2023 09:31

By ARN News Staff

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Oman on Thursday morning.

According to the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the tremor was recorded at 7:24 am in the Arabian Sea at a depth of about 10 km.

The NCM added that the UAE was not impacted by the quake and it was not felt by residents.

A 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in Arabian Sea at 07:24, 13/04/2023 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network”
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) April 13, 2023

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