In the UAE late Monday night, a minor earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale was recorded, according to the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM).

As per the National Seismic Network, the earthquake was recorded in Masafi at 11.01pm, according to the NCM on social media platform X.

According to the NCM, residents felt the tremor, but it had no effect on them.

'No worries'

Khalifa Al Ebri, Director Department of Seismology, National Center of Meteorology (NCM), told Khaleej Times last year that since the UAE is low to moderately seismic, residents have nothing to worry about.

According to him, the UAE has low to moderate seismicity and is not located on an active seismic belt. It is common for the country to experience up to two tremors a year. Most of these tremors are not felt by the people, but are detected by sensors. All of these tremors do not affect buildings or infrastructure.

Al Ebri explains that the country sits on the Arabian Tectonic Plate, which pushes against the Eurasian Plate. The boundary of those plates – the Zagros mountain belt – is one of the most seismically active regions in the world; therefore, the country sometimes experiences tremors without any effect.

To provide the UAE and foreign societies with the latest earthquake data, NCM publishes local, regional, and strong global earthquake reports. Most people have family and friends in other countries and wish to know their whereabouts in the event of an earthquake. A person with the NCM smart application can view the latest data on earthquakes or tremors anywhere, as seismologists and specialists analyze the data 24/7.