An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook parts of the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar on Wednesday, June 15 around 10:07 am GST.

The UAE has previously dealt with the after-effects of earthquakes in Iran. Tremors are occasionally felt in the UAE, especially if they are larger than magnitude 5.0. In June 2020, a 5.1-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 30 kilometres in Iran’s southern Fars Province, causing slight tremors in northern parts of the Emirates. Nitizens were fast enough to share their expience on different social media platfroms.