Abu Dhabi: A minor earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale struck the Safad area of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, August 22.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported on X that the tremor occurred at 12:35 pm local time at a depth of 2.3 kilometres.
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سجلت محطات الشبكة الوطنية لرصد الزلازل التابعة لـ "المركز الوطني للأرصاد" هزة بقوة 3.3 درجة في منطقة صفد – الفجيرة الساعة 12:35 ، الموافق 22/08/2025 حسب التوقيت المحلي لدولة الإمارات.— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) August 22, 2025
Residents felt it lightly, but no damage was reported.
The quake follows a 2.2-magnitude tremor in Oman’s Madha region on Thursday, August 21.
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