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The opening ceremony was held under the patronage of Mohammad al Ya’qoubi, secretary general of the Oman National....Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:03:00 +0100muscatdaily-4d9d935d32f17225cec21c999af317d7muscatdailyenCrisisResponseNaturalDisastersEarly WarningMinistry of EducationCultural OrganizationMohammad20190228060300https://muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Magnitude-5.1-earthquake-hits-Arabian-Sea-no-tsumani-risk-Met-Oman-5d6wAn earthquake of the magnitude 5.1 struck Arabian Sea at a depth of 10km, 200km East-southeast of Haswayn in Yemen, around 4.30 pm on Wednesday. The Directorate General of Meteorology said that there was no risk of a tsunami from the earthquake. “There is no potential for a tsunami due to an....Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:01:00 +0100muscatdaily-b02a9334836762fc962ee74e2b96868fmuscatdailyen23.6065 58.5881NaturalDisastersMet Department20190220150100https://timesofoman.com/article/866625/Oman/Environment/45-magnitude-quake-jolts-Arabian-Sea-no-tsunami-alertMuscat: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was reported in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Oman Meteorology Department. The epicentre of the earthquake, according the Public Authority for Civil Aviation, was 250km from Salalah. However, no tsunami alert was issued.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:36:00 +0100timesofoman-2929febee5b9dd2c95a237313d68a207timesofomanen17.01387 54.09227NaturalDisastersQaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversityPublic AuthoritySultan Qaboos20190220143600https://www.irishsun.com/news/259478226/southern-iran-rattled-by-53-magnitude-quake-at-least-five-injuredSouthern Iran has been rattled by a magnitude-5.3 earthquake, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the February 10 earthquake struck 15 kilometers from the town of Bandar Khamir at 10:54 GMT. It added that countries affected by the earthquake include....Sun, 10 Feb 2019 22:45:00 +0100irishsun-7d326a4322382aae57737f6c072eb1bbirishsunen35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyIRNARadio Free EuropeRadio Liberty20190210224500https://www.rferl.org/a/southern-iran-rattled-by-5-3-magnitude-quake-at-least-five-injured/29762165.htmlSouthern Iran has been rattled by a magnitude-5.3 earthquake, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the February 10 earthquake struck 15 kilometers from the town of Bandar Khamir at 10:54 GMT. It added that countries affected by the earthquake include....Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:49:00 +0100rferl-abe6641d16e46f9dddbe9d58eb3d3c49rferlen35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyIRNA20190210214900https://timesofoman.com/article/815483/Oman/Magnitude-54-earthquake-recorded-100-km-from-OmanMuscat: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Southern Iran today (Sunday). It took place at 2:56 PM Sultanate time, 100 km from Khasab according to Sultan Qaboos University's Earthquake Monitoring Centre. "An earthquake measuring 5.Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:06:00 +0100timesofoman-c5c3a42a718752d3ca1d448383535e93timesofomanen23.2274849518212 58.7033613065027NaturalDisastersQaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos20190210130600http://www.omanobserver.om/earthquake-reported-in-arabian-sea-on-saturday/Muscat: An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Arabian Sea at 5:17 am Oman time, reported the Earthquake Monitoring Committee (EMC) of the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). Oman Meteorology has clarified that there is no risk of any tsunami due to these tremors.Sat, 02 Mar 2019 07:02:00 +0100omanobserver-om-0ae38c0bcb199f91f26b113b84212637omanobserver-omen23.6065 58.5881NaturalDisastersQaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos20190302070200https://timesofoman.com/article/913294/Oman/52-magnitude-earthquake-doesnt-pose-tsunami-threat-to-OmanMuscat: The Sultanate will not be affected by tsunami, following an earthquake in the Indian Ocean, the Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) informed on Saturday. In a statement issued online, Oman’s Meteorology authority said: “No potential tsunami due to an earthquake in Owen Fracture Zone Region at 05:17 MCT with magnitude 5.Sat, 02 Mar 2019 07:43:00 +0100timesofoman-130a5257cad52f97e24ad09b4fdb4764timesofomanenNaturalDisastersIndian OceanPublic Authority20190302074300