tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post2465370076550658416..comments2024-03-12T11:44:58.123+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: Tremors?secretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-27788610652561359652008-09-12T10:06:00.000+04:002008-09-12T10:06:00.000+04:00Wonder how it must have been in upper reaches of B...Wonder how it must have been in upper reaches of Burj Dubai!<BR/>-FRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-80817104756775987462008-09-11T19:05:00.000+04:002008-09-11T19:05:00.000+04:00I slept through it... :|I slept through it... :|Stainedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718001009325538247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-57071587580448033252008-09-11T09:08:00.000+04:002008-09-11T09:08:00.000+04:00well Bujassem, the direct reasons are the movement...well Bujassem, the direct reasons are the movements and collisions of the tectonic plates on the crust of our earth. As for anything beyond that, I usually try to keep my speculations to myself. :PDubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-4899843392813496122008-09-11T02:05:00.000+04:002008-09-11T02:05:00.000+04:00I felt that tremor in DAFZA, but at first no one b...I felt that tremor in DAFZA, but at first no one believes in me... SOme say I'm still drunk...Buddy dela Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844999351344845998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-78629178888307237462008-09-11T01:58:00.000+04:002008-09-11T01:58:00.000+04:00lol Dubai Jazz.. i bet you felt it, coz most of th...lol Dubai Jazz.. i bet you felt it, coz most of these buildings u describe were adnan safarini creations hahaha <BR/><BR/>i guess i shouldn't say this publicly.. bas the earthquake is from god, no?BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-51672520078234653412008-09-11T01:57:00.000+04:002008-09-11T01:57:00.000+04:00was it really serious? no structural damage i hope...was it really serious? no structural damage i hope....<BR/><BR/>would be very bad if u were concreting a slab when the earthquake happened...BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-75817471895640993242008-09-10T22:54:00.000+04:002008-09-10T22:54:00.000+04:00Exactly that time. I felt a shake, same kind as la...Exactly that time. I felt a shake, same kind as last time Iran quake sent a vibration towards the UAE.<BR/><BR/>My windbells started chiming. I thought it was the construction.<BR/><BR/>It is a sad, sad thing. All hopes and prayers to anyone who's affected.i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-19105607202707068852008-09-10T22:37:00.000+04:002008-09-10T22:37:00.000+04:00oh yeah, i was eating in the sofa and it moves..th...oh yeah, i was eating in the sofa and it moves..then our windchimes made sounds too..half of the people in our building in sharjah went down fast, but i rather go ahead eating..<BR/><BR/>i got lot of calls after..AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388168583167247948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-33801383128013579252008-09-10T21:48:00.000+04:002008-09-10T21:48:00.000+04:00I was at LOFT 2,DMC along with a colleague at that...I was at LOFT 2,DMC along with a colleague at that time. We did not even know there was an earthquake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-50242235164071234452008-09-10T21:13:00.000+04:002008-09-10T21:13:00.000+04:00didnt feel it even though i was home on the fifth ...didnt feel it even though i was home on the fifth floor of mediocrely constructed building :)Dubai Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17951647402774044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-90701471419443627022008-09-10T19:22:00.000+04:002008-09-10T19:22:00.000+04:00didn't feel it. was on the road.didn't feel it. was on the road.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267643422775549142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-40580863648368001902008-09-10T18:09:00.000+04:002008-09-10T18:09:00.000+04:00I don't know about buildings swaying but my bed de...I don't know about buildings swaying but my bed definitely moved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-63159938352517569742008-09-10T16:19:00.001+04:002008-09-10T16:19:00.001+04:00Oops -- you've already given a link....Oops -- you've already given a link....Mme Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270050276741592376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-5558289613979483582008-09-10T16:19:00.000+04:002008-09-10T16:19:00.000+04:00CNN says it was a good-sized earthquake in souther...CNN says it was a good-sized earthquake in southern Iran.<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/10/iran.earthquake/index.htmlMme Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270050276741592376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-69994983306128920432008-09-10T16:13:00.000+04:002008-09-10T16:13:00.000+04:00yes i did! our building was shaking!!!yes i did! our building was shaking!!!www.hallodubai.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976894063725773355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-85899210731573252562008-09-10T16:07:00.000+04:002008-09-10T16:07:00.000+04:00It was felt in Bur Dubai and Sharjah. Some people ...It was felt in Bur Dubai and Sharjah. Some people in DMC & DIC also felt it..MaliZOMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192857336316422029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-8778566829860789852008-09-10T16:02:00.001+04:002008-09-10T16:02:00.001+04:00heard about it but didn't feel anything ... in whi...heard about it but didn't feel anything ... in which area are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-29670512540723796702008-09-10T16:02:00.000+04:002008-09-10T16:02:00.000+04:00Got a call from Sharjah about a tremor, don't know...Got a call from Sharjah about a tremor, don't know about Dubai though!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249412273016951816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-45643508461615179462008-09-10T15:53:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:53:00.000+04:00Thousands evacuated as earthquake hits DubaiThe qu...Thousands evacuated as earthquake hits Dubai<BR/><BR/>The quake's epicentre was in southern Iran, about 316km from Abu Dhabi, but strong tremors were felt in the UAE and evacuation plans were put into place along Sheikh Zayed Road, including the Dubai International Financial Centre and Emirates Towers.<BR/><BR/>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-31597456433089269782008-09-10T15:37:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:37:00.000+04:00Yep, there was an earthquake in Iran. See http://w...Yep, there was an earthquake in Iran. <BR/><BR/>See http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008wua9.php<BR/><BR/>Was in Media City when it hitghoonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823597279310584879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-34672787323695296452008-09-10T15:25:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:25:00.000+04:00There was a 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran:http:/...There was a 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran:<BR/>http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?smp=&lang=engAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-9084310902374370982008-09-10T15:23:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:23:00.000+04:00A lot of people felt it http://search.twitter.com/...A lot of people felt it http://search.twitter.com/search?q=earthquake<BR/><BR/>The focal point was southern iran with 6.2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-31907448493132646282008-09-10T15:22:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:22:00.000+04:00Yes a ton of us felt it see here http://search.twi...Yes a ton of us felt it see here http://search.twitter.com/search?q=earthquake<BR/><BR/>bunch of buildings around DIC/DMC had an early warning system which sounded and people evacuated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-82651811519807849022008-09-10T15:19:00.000+04:002008-09-10T15:19:00.000+04:00felt it here in new Karama...my mom felt the sofa ...felt it here in new Karama...my mom felt the sofa she was sitting on vibrate...my friend called too..he experienced the bed and his refigerator...he stays on the Trade Centre road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com