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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake recorded 319 km away from Masirah

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Muscat: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Arabian Sea at 7:24 am, the Earthquake Monitoring Center (EMC) at Sultan Qaboos University reported on Thursday.


According to the EMC, the epicentre is located about 319 km away from Masirah Island, with a depth of 26 km.






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