Tremors were felt in the UAE after a 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Iran on Tuesday evening.
That's according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), which confirmed that aftermath was felt by people in the Emirates but had no effect.
A 4.9 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in East of Iraq at 00:37 , 2020-01-29 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network.
— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) January 28, 2020
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