Tremors felt in the UAE after quake in Arabian Gulf

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An earthquake measuring 4.6 was recorded in the Arabian Gulf.

According to the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, NCMS, it happened at 7:44 pm Thursday night. 

Mixed reports recorded the quake at 4.9 on the Richter scale.

It was more than 10 days ago a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Southern Iran, with residents reporting feeling tremors in Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
 

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