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Did we just have an earthquake?

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:29

Is it me or did we just have a quake?

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:14

Didnt feel a thing, so what time did it hit Dubai I was up till 2am!!!! Around 12.30 I had just gone to bed was quite scary lol Yeah it was really scary and when I woke up my DH he said yeah and went back to sleep

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:42

Our baby monitor alarm went off!! Scared me half to death. Went running into DS's room to see him sleeping peacefully. Yes, I checked he was breathing I was so scared. The monitor is only a video not a sleeping one under the mattress. Thought it was broken until he woke up for his feed an hour later and was looking at Sky News and noticed that the monitor went off at roughly the same time the earthquake was reported being. Coincidence? I think not! Bizarrely the building fire alarm went off the night before and the monitor went off. If it hadn't then I wouldn't have known what the noise was!

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:27

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/panic-as-pakistan-quake-cause-tremors-in-uae-1.748658 I hope this is the correct link..

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:18

Yes, we felt it too. Floods, earthquakes, volcano's........nature is telling us off!!! she is!!! I am going green from today!

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:14

oppps sorry..i found it in gulf news...didn't check the date....

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:09

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/uae-hit-by-tremors-after-iran-earthquake-1.130693

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:44

I live in the Marina, and definitely felt it. Had my feet propped on the sofa and it shook for about 5 seconds. Thought I must be REALLY tired so I went to bed and saw the Breaking News about the Pakistan quake.

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EW EXPERT

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:29

It must of by-passed the Marina, will put the news on.

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EW EXPLORER

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:26

Didnt feel a thing, so what time did it hit Dubai I was up till 2am!!!! Around 12.30 I had just gone to bed was quite scary lol

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EW EXPERT

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:24

Didnt feel a thing, so what time did it hit Dubai I was up till 2am!!!!

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:12

I was so scared trying to imagine how to escape from the 32nd floor with a baby!

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:10

My 5 year old came through and woke me saying his body was shaking, he didn't have a temp or anything but as he couldn't get back to sleep for a while i have kept him off school today, just realised he isn't ill, he must have felt the tremors too!!!!! Oh dear lol lucky him hahaha

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:07

My 5 year old came through and woke me saying his body was shaking, he didn't have a temp or anything but as he couldn't get back to sleep for a while i have kept him off school today, just realised he isn't ill, he must have felt the tremors too!!!!!

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EW EXPLORER

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 09:31

Couldn t wait to come on here as I knew something had happened - I was in bed DH wtaching tv and he didnt feel a thing thought i was going off my head !

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 09:21

yes apparently last night the earthquake from Pakistan was felt here for roughly 20 seconds so yes you did feel it!

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 07:25

I also felt it, was reading in bed before sleeping and the bed was trembling.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 07:17

I felt something last night, but I thought that's from my neighbour upstairs. ... Terrible sleep last few days because of her. :(

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EW GURU

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 06:42

Slept through it...nothing wakes me up lol

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:55

Was in Pakistan but very close to the Iran border

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:27

it was horrible...was so worried when i got to know its pakistan...imagine we felt it so much..what they must be goin thru

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:24

spoke to my folks in khi,,they are all fine..it was in south western region which is thinly populated...no casualties so far

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:21

Over here in Doha too.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:02

Im in Sharjah and i felt it too...

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 01:02

It was definitely felt in karachi, Pakistan.. heard it on FB!

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:56

No worries Chizz- it is a bit late and we've just been wobbled- here's the story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12222081

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:53

i felt it here in ranches ,very strong lights & bed were shaking ( iam alone ) need a glass of vino !!

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EW GURU

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:51

yes true - was trying to work out the time differences and what UTC meant...brain a bit slow! <em>edited by chizz on 19/01/2011</em>

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EW GURU

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:50

Definitely the Pakistan one. The Iranian one happened at about 3pm Dubai time.

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:48

Felt it too, dubai marina, saw the leaves of plants shaking in my apt and knew it was tremors. Pakistan doesnt need any more disasters! God bless them <em>edited by l-thomas on 19/01/2011</em>

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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 00:47

I think it is that one in Pakistan cos the time is in UTC time which was 20.23 so add 4 hours on for our time and it was 00.23 seems about right.

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