Qatar Meteorology Department reported that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that happened in Iran was felt on the eastern coast of Qatar. An earthquake hit Southern Iran in Fars province Tuesday night, June 9, 2020, and was felt in Qatar and Bahrain, at the other side of the Gulf, according to earthquake-report.com.

The preliminary earthquake report from the Iranian Seismological Center indicates that it was a 5.7 magnitude earthquake reported at 17:18:12 (Iran), which translates to 8:18 pm local time.

زلزال بقوة ٥.٧ جنوب غرب ايران وقد شعر بهذا الزلزال بالسواحل الشرقية لدولة #قطر
ومن المتوقع الشعور به على نطاق واسع بدول الجوار القريبة منه.
حفظ الله الجميع pic.twitter.com/i5ZAqD76Oa

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) June 9, 2020

The community quickly took to Facebook and Twitter to ask others if they have felt the shaking too.

I felt the floor move! Did you feel an earthquake ?

— Khalifa Al Haroon - Mr. Q (@iloveqatar) June 9, 2020

Source: Qatar Meteorology Department

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