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Two minor earthquakes recorded in Fujairah

  • 24 May 2021
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Two minor earthquakes were felt in Fujairah early on Monday morning, according to the National Seismic Network of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

The centre added that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in Dibba Al Fujairah at 4:54am. The quake occurred at a depth at 5 km.

Meanwhile, a second quake measuring 2.3 on the Richer scale was felt in the same region at 7.24 am, the centre reported.

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