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Ras Al Khaimer, UAE / Light shaking (MMI IV) : My husband and I were both awoken. The bed was shaking for approximately 15 to 30 seconds We were on the top floor of a 3 story building. I felt slight shorter shake some time later.
Ajman, UAE / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I finished reading the Quran and saw the lamp swaying
dubai (332.7 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Lasted for 10 secs, light shaking.
Sharjah, buhairah / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Saturday morning between 6:05 am to 6:15 am,we could feel building shaking,chandeliers in the hall were continuously moving indicating the tremor,checked local news site but nothing was reported
Sharjah, buhairah / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Saturday morning between 6:05 am to 6:15 am,we could feel building shaking,chandeliers in the hall were continuously moving indicating the tremor,checked local news site but nothing was reported
dudai / Weak shaking (MMI III)
dudai / Weak shaking (MMI III)
dubai / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : it was for few seconds only but was felt.
Dubai / Weak shaking (MMI III)
dubai (329.5 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
Sharjah / Weak shaking (MMI III) : While reading news paper I felt that objects are moving .
Ras al khaimah (223.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Al hamra (241.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : The shaking woke me from my sleep
Sharjah (300 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Light shaking
Dubai (331.1 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Dubai (331.1 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Al Hamra, RAK (241.2 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Dubai / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Chandelier started shaking
Dubai / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Dubai (301.8 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
DUBAI / Weak shaking (MMI III)
AJMAN-UAE / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : i FELT A SUDDEN JERK ON MY UPPER BODY AS I SAT AT MY TABLE AND THE LIGHTS WERE SHAKING
Dubai / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Dubai (United Arab Emirates, 305 km SW of epicenter) : Was so weak, but I got up, so at the beginning I was thinking was not an earthquake. But when I checked the time of this earthquake, I realized it was. (reported through EMSC) Aftershocks
More info
Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 100 km
2 (=39 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 17 km (11 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the weeks and months following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (144 quakes):16 Oct 2013 03:44 UTC
| M 3.7 | 7 km (4.3 mi) depth
| 33 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details31 Jul 2013 22:09 UTC
| M 4.3 | 2 km (1.2 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 Jul 2013 21:05 UTC
| M 3.8 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 17 km (10 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 Jul 2013 04:55 UTC
| M 4.2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 Jul 2013 04:04 UTC
| M 3.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details17 Jul 2013 11:55 UTC
| M 4.3 | 25.4 km (15.8 mi) depth
| 29 km (18 mi) distance
| USGS | Details16 Jul 2013 06:49 UTC
| M 3.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 Jul 2013 14:03 UTC
| M 3.8 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 30 km (19 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details27 Jun 2013 04:38 UTC
| M 3.5 | 18 km (11.2 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details25 Jun 2013 22:35 UTC
| M 3.9 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details24 Jun 2013 03:48 UTC
| M 3.7 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details22 Jun 2013 18:26 UTC
| M 3.6 | 24 km (14.9 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details22 Jun 2013 07:22 UTC
| M 3.6 | 11 km (6.8 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 Jun 2013 20:05 UTC
| M 4.0 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 7 km (5 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 Jun 2013 13:26 UTC
| M 3.6 | 7 km (4.3 mi) depth
| 17 km (10 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 Jun 2013 21:51 UTC
| M 4.1 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 14 km (8 mi) distance
| EMSC | DetailsShow all
16 Jun 2013 22:39 UTC
| M 3.8 | 4 km (2.5 mi) depth
| 7 km (4 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details16 Jun 2013 03:12 UTC
| M 3.8 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 Jun 2013 17:23 UTC
| M 3.6 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 Jun 2013 06:35 UTC
| M 3.6 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 20 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 Jun 2013 00:09 UTC
| M 3.7 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 20 km (12 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details09 Jun 2013 02:06 UTC
| M 3.5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details06 Jun 2013 16:56 UTC
| M 3.8 | 16 km (9.9 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details06 Jun 2013 16:50 UTC
| M 3.6 | 14 km (8.7 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details05 Jun 2013 09:33 UTC
| M 3.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details05 Jun 2013 05:34 UTC
| M 4.3 | 2 km (1.2 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details31 May 2013 05:20 UTC
| M 4.6 | 24.4 km (15.2 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details30 May 2013 19:31 UTC
| M 3.6 | 14 km (8.7 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details30 May 2013 19:15 UTC
| M 3.6 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details30 May 2013 17:18 UTC
| M 4.0 | 40 km (24.9 mi) depth
| 48 km (30 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details27 May 2013 13:32 UTC
| M 3.8 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details26 May 2013 22:45 UTC
| M 3.9 | 14 km (8.7 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details26 May 2013 20:05 UTC
| M 3.5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details26 May 2013 00:28 UTC
| M 3.6 | 16 km (9.9 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details25 May 2013 05:33 UTC
| M 3.6 | 13 km (8.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details21 May 2013 23:38 UTC
| M 4.6 | 9.7 km (6 mi) depth
| 12 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details21 May 2013 17:41 UTC
| M 3.8 | 6 km (3.7 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 20:33 UTC
| M 4.1 | 1 km (0.6 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 20:27 UTC
| M 3.5 | 17 km (10.6 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 18:20 UTC
| M 3.9 | 18 km (11.2 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 10:22 UTC
| M 3.5 | 11 km (6.8 mi) depth
| 37 km (23 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 09:16 UTC
| M 4.8 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 23 km (14 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details20 May 2013 07:02 UTC
| M 4.6 | 24.8 km (15.4 mi) depth
| 10 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details20 May 2013 01:57 UTC
| M 3.5 | 31 km (19.3 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 19:27 UTC
| M 3.5 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 16:50 UTC
| M 3.6 | 9 km (5.6 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 14:39 UTC
| M 3.6 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 14:03 UTC
| M 3.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 9 km (6 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 10:06 UTC
| M 3.6 | 7 km (4.3 mi) depth
| 4 km (3 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 05:41 UTC
| M 3.7 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details19 May 2013 04:30 UTC
| M 3.7 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 16:52 UTC
| M 3.5 | 11 km (6.8 mi) depth
| 7 km (4 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 15:56 UTC
| M 3.6 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 15:10 UTC
| M 4.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 44 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 13:45 UTC
| M 3.6 | 11 km (6.8 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 13:43 UTC
| M 3.6 | 31 km (19.3 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details18 May 2013 12:09 UTC
| M 4.4 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| USGS | Details18 May 2013 10:57 UTC
| M 5.5 | 9.7 km (6 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| USGS | Details18 May 2013 10:03 UTC
| M 5.6 | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 May 2013 16:19 UTC
| M 3.9 | 13 km (8.1 mi) depth
| 23 km (14 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details17 May 2013 12:10 UTC
| M 3.6 | 16 km (9.9 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details17 May 2013 01:38 UTC
| M 4.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 12 km (7 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details16 May 2013 21:08 UTC
| M 3.7 | 9 km (5.6 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details16 May 2013 17:38 UTC
| M 3.6 | 9 km (5.6 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details16 May 2013 16:19 UTC
| M 3.6 | 11 km (6.8 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details16 May 2013 14:11 UTC
| M 3.9 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details15 May 2013 18:51 UTC
| M 4.0 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 12 km (8 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details15 May 2013 16:09 UTC
| M 4.5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details14 May 2013 16:50 UTC
| M 3.6 | 21 km (13 mi) depth
| 22 km (14 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details14 May 2013 13:43 UTC
| M 4.0 | 23 km (14.3 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details14 May 2013 10:02 UTC
| M 4.2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 26 km (16 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details14 May 2013 04:25 UTC
| M 3.6 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 18:10 UTC
| M 3.5 | 23 km (14.3 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 15:08 UTC
| M 3.8 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 23 km (15 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 12:35 UTC
| M 3.7 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 44 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 05:44 UTC
| M 4.2 | 2 km (1.2 mi) depth
| 25 km (16 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 01:42 UTC
| M 4.2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 48 km (30 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 01:19 UTC
| M 3.9 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 37 km (23 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details13 May 2013 00:59 UTC
| M 3.5 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 23:04 UTC
| M 3.5 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 31 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 22:34 UTC
| M 3.9 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 22:30 UTC
| M 4.0 | 13 km (8.1 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 22:15 UTC
| M 4.2 | 2 km (1.2 mi) depth
| 56 km (35 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 21:14 UTC
| M 3.8 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 20:52 UTC
| M 3.6 | 19 km (11.8 mi) depth
| 44 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 20:18 UTC
| M 4.2 | 14 km (8.7 mi) depth
| 41 km (26 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 18:12 UTC
| M 4.1 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 58 km (36 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 17:50 UTC
| M 4.0 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 46 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 17:31 UTC
| M 3.5 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 16:37 UTC
| M 3.6 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 16:20 UTC
| M 3.7 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 29 km (18 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 15:01 UTC
| M 3.6 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 25 km (16 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 14:47 UTC
| M 3.8 | 26 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 53 km (33 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 12:48 UTC
| M 4.4 | 25.2 km (15.7 mi) depth
| 9 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 11:29 UTC
| M 3.7 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 43 km (27 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 11:00 UTC
| M 4.5 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 55 km (34 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 10:54 UTC
| M 5.4 | 25.9 km (16.1 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 09:39 UTC
| M 3.5 | 28 km (17.4 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 09:02 UTC
| M 4.5 | 26 km (16.2 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 07:01 UTC
| M 3.5 | 8 km (5 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 06:13 UTC
| M 4.2 | 24.1 km (15 mi) depth
| 30 km (19 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 04:53 UTC
| M 3.7 | 17 km (10.6 mi) depth
| 30 km (19 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 04:23 UTC
| M 4.4 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 25 km (16 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 02:50 UTC
| M 4.2 | 19.3 km (12 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 02:23 UTC
| M 3.6 | 23 km (14.3 mi) depth
| 28 km (18 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 02:05 UTC
| M 3.6 | 9 km (5.6 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 01:57 UTC
| M 4.1 | 18 km (11.2 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 01:08 UTC
| M 4.5 | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) depth
| 37 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 01:06 UTC
| M 4.5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details12 May 2013 00:24 UTC
| M 4.5 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details12 May 2013 00:07 UTC
| M 5.6 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 23:27 UTC
| M 3.7 | 17 km (10.6 mi) depth
| 45 km (28 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 22:28 UTC
| M 4.6 | 9.6 km (6 mi) depth
| 37 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 22:25 UTC
| M 4.6 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 22:23 UTC
| M 4.9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 21:51 UTC
| M 4.9 | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) depth
| 20 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 21:00 UTC
| M 3.5 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 20:28 UTC
| M 3.7 | 21 km (13 mi) depth
| 36 km (23 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 18:06 UTC
| M 4.7 | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 14:28 UTC
| M 3.6 | 23 km (14.3 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 14:23 UTC
| M 4.5 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 20 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 13:20 UTC
| M 3.9 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 12:55 UTC
| M 3.6 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 10:25 UTC
| M 4.3 | 27 km (16.8 mi) depth
| 23 km (14 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 10:03 UTC
| M 4.6 | 24.7 km (15.3 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 08:42 UTC
| M 5.0 | 22.2 km (13.8 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 08:38 UTC
| M 4.0 | 20 km (12.4 mi) depth
| 37 km (23 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 07:58 UTC
| M 4.2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) depth
| 40 km (25 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 05:59 UTC
| M 4.3 | 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 05:45 UTC
| M 4.3 | 24.7 km (15.3 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 05:34 UTC
| M 4.4 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 25 km (15 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 05:21 UTC
| M 3.9 | 21 km (13 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 04:53 UTC
| M 3.8 | 17 km (10.6 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 04:51 UTC
| M 3.8 | 28 km (17.4 mi) depth
| 55 km (34 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 04:09 UTC
| M 4.7 | 25 km (15.5 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 03:58 UTC
| M 4.4 | 30 km (18.6 mi) depth
| 38 km (24 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 03:41 UTC
| M 5.0 | 30.2 km (18.8 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 03:17 UTC
| M 4.7 | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) depth
| 38 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 03:09 UTC
| M 5.3 | 27.3 km (17 mi) depth
| 12 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 03:03 UTC
| M 4.8 | 23.8 km (14.8 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 02:50 UTC
| M 4.6 | 25.8 km (16 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 02:45 UTC
| M 4.1 | 16 km (9.9 mi) depth
| 42 km (26 mi) distance
| EMSC | Details11 May 2013 02:32 UTC
| M 4.5 | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) depth
| 9 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 May 2013 02:29 UTC
| M 4.6 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
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