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High-rise buildings were evacuated and people were forced to flee as a strong earthquake in southern Iran sent tremors across the UAE on Wednesday (10th Sep). The 6.1 magnitude quake hit at around 3pm, with its epicentre close to Qishm islands, off Iran.
Mild tremors ranging from 4.8 to 2.8 on the Richter Scale were recorded across the UAE. People in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Ajman felt the tremors with many leaving their buildings as they worried about what was happening. Although many offices were evacuated, and people were literally ‘shook up’, there were no injuries, and no damage to buildings were reported.
I personally felt the whole apartment shake (we’re on the 2nd floor) and some of the plaster on the walls started to crumble. Although a little disconcerting, it was over very quickly, with no further tremors.
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