Earthquake hits UAE

A minor earthquake has occurred in the United Arab Emirates, Liter.kz reports with reference to Russianemirates.com.

The publication, citing data from the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM), reported that on Sunday, August 18, at 12:14 local time, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded near the coast of Dibba.

“The earthquake occurred at a depth of five kilometers and did not cause any damage to buildings, but residents of the country felt tremors. This earthquake was the latest in a series of recent seismic events. Earlier, on June 8, the UAE experienced a magnitude 2.8 earthquake in Masafi, and on May 29, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in the Sea of ​​Oman off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, followed by another magnitude 2.8,” the source notes.

Also on May 17, an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.9 was recorded in Al-Halakh at a depth of five kilometers.

“The UAE is located in an area of ​​low to moderate seismic activity, so residents of the country should not experience significant concern,” the authors of the information message added.

Previously, earthquakes occurred in Georgia, Turkey, Japan, the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Armenia, Syria, the USA, the Caspian Sea, Taiwan, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Along with this, messages about supposedly upcoming strong earthquakes that should cover the entire planet are actively spreading on social networks. Seismologists have refuted this information.