There were not one but two earthquakes recorded in Dibba Al Fujairah today, according to the National Centre of Meteorology.
The first was a 3.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. It was recorded at 4:54 am. The second one that followed a few hours later was 2.3 on the Richter scale, and was recorded at 7:24 am.
The NCM said that the quakes were at a depth of 5km, and residents of the area felt the earthquake. Thankfully, no damage or injuries were recorded.
Why did this happen? According to the NCM, the tremors were caused by earth faults in the region, and are totally normal.
There’s no reason to worry, as these happen several times a year and are light to medium in capacity.
Minor tremors are felt in the UAE regularly when earthquakes hit areas such as the Oman sea, which had an earthquake that was felt in the country back in January.
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