- Image Credit: Arshad Ali/Gulf News
- People came out of their buildings at the National Paints area in Sharjah after the tremors were felt.
A major earthquake centred on a border area of southeast Iran
yesterday killed at least 35 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in
neighbouring Pakistan, and shook buildings as far away as India and Gulf
states.
Iran’s semi-official Isna news agency and others described the 7.8 magnitude
quake as the strongest quake in more than 50 years. The US Geological Survey, in
a revised bulletin, said the quake hit at 10:44 GMT (2.44 pm, UAE time) at a
depth of 82km. The epicenter was 198km southeast of the city of Zahedan and
250km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan.
The tremors were felt in the UAE, parts of Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, where
some buildings were evacuated.
UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said there
were no injuries or causalities reported across the country and no damage was
caused due to the earthquake, a spokesperson of the authority said.
“All authorities concerned are closely following the situation and all
preparedness measures and plans are in place,” Dr Jamal Al Hosani of the
authority said, advising residents not to panic nor listen to rumours.
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