Earthquake in Iran: Earthquake tremors were felt in Iran and UAE, magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale

Posted on 1st Dec 2022 by rohit kumar

Moderate tremors of earthquake were felt in southern Iran on Wednesday. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported that the magnitude of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 5.6. The tremors were felt in southern Iran as well as in the United Arab Emirates.

 

earthquake no casualties

Iranian state TV reported that rescue teams were dispatched for relief and rescue operations after the tremors were felt. However, he added that no casualties were reported from the quake. According to the EMSC, the earthquake had a depth of 10 km and its epicenter was about 88 km northwest of Ras Al Khaimah city in the United Arab Emirates.

 

There was an earthquake in Turkey a week ago

Let us tell you that a week before this, strong tremors of earthquake were felt in the city of Turkey. According to information quoted from the National Center for Seismology, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 186 km west-northwest of Ankara, Turkey. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground. The earthquake injured 50 people and damaged some buildings.

 

Earthquake kills 268 in Indonesia

At the same time, there was a devastating earthquake in Indonesia on November 21, in which 268 people have died so far. At the same time, 151 people are still being told missing. More than a thousand people have been injured in this earthquake. According to officials, more than 600 people have also received minor injuries. Relief and rescue work is still going on continuously, and a large number of people are missing. So far, about 13,000 people have been rescued safely, while about 2,200 houses have been damaged.

 

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