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5.3-magnitude earthquake recorded in Dhofar Governorate

The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 1:05am on Wednesday, November 29, was about 187 kilometers northeast of the city of Salalah.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

MUSCAT : “The Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) recorded a moderate earthquake in the Wilayat of Shaleem and Al Halaniyat Islands, with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale at 01:05AM. The epicenter of this earthquake is about 187 km northeast of the city of Salalah,” stated the Sultan Qaboos University EMC report.

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