A tremor was felt also in the neighbouring United Arab Emirates, prompting many people to evacuate buildings.
Witnesses in high-rise buildings said they felt the ground shaking beneath them for about a minute. Many residents evacuated their buildings and waited on the streets.
Quake of 6.1 magnitude,
hit some 58 km (36 miles) southwest of Bandar Abbas at 1022 GMT.
The epicentre is just 115km north of Ras Al Khaimah and 80km north north west of Al Khasab in Oman. Residents of Ras Al Khaimah, Al Ain and Dubai reported feeling the quake. Some tall buildings and skyscrapers around Shaikh Zayed Road and Dubai Media City were evacuated.
Reuter just reported that three villages on Iran's island of Qeshm in the Gulf have been badly damaged
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it has just happened again!! i could feel it this time.
I hope you all are safe
Yes we are, thanks.