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Sultan Qaboos University records 7.0-magnitude earthquake in North Pacific Ocean

The Earthquake Monitoring Center at Sultan Qaboos University has reported a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale in the North Pacific Ocean, Russia.

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Sunday, July 20, 2025

MUSCAT – According to the centre’s report, the earthquake occurred precisely at 10:49 am local time (Muscat time), with the epicentre located approximately 8,694 kilometres northeast of Muscat.

The earthquake had a recorded magnitude of 7.0 and a depth of 101 kilometres.

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