ALBAWABA - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the port town of Duqum on the Arabian Sea in central-eastern Oman on Sunday.
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The Royal Oman Police said they received calls from citizens reporting light tremors.
The earthquake struck at 7:55 a.m. local time (3:55 GMT).
سلطنة عمان.. هزة أرضية بقوة 4.1 درجات تضرب مدينة الدقم https://t.co/FumPnqCI76 | #الإمارات_اليوم
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The Sultan Qaboos University Earthquake Monitoring Centre revealed that since its inception, it registered 55 earthquakes in Oman with a magnitude of 2.5 - 3.5 on the Richter Scale, some of which are more than 4.5 on the Richter Scale at sea.
