Earthquake hits Saudi Arabia, Iran

Riyadh: Earthquake hit the eastern region of Saudi Arabia and the Sargaz region of Iran on Wednesday.

Earthquake in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, the earthquake was recorded at 10:27 pm local time. The magnitude of the quake was 3.9 on Richter scale.  

A 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in East of harth – Saudi Arabia at 22:27, 2020-01-22 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network.

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According to the National Center of Meteorology, no impact was felt in the UAE.

Earthquake in Iran

In Iran, the earthquake took place at 10:53 p.m. local time in the southern province of Hormozgan.

A 5.0Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale is recorded in South of Iran at 23:23, 2020-01-22 "UAE time” According to the NCM “National Seismic Network. Without any effect over the UAE

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The epicenter was at 28.093 degrees north latitude and 56.866 degrees east longitude, with the focus at the depth of 21 km, reported Xinhua news agency.