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SQU records moderate earthquake 305 km northeast of Oman’s Khasab

The Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) Earthquake Monitoring Centre recorded a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale this morning.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

MUSCAT – The seismic event occurred in Sistan and Baluchestan, southeastern Iran, at precisely 9:06 am local time on August 5, 2025.


The earthquake’s epicentre was located approximately 305 kilometres northeast of Khasab, Oman. Data from the SQU Earthquake Monitoring Centre indicates a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.

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