(Gulf News) Facebook comments:
- Raju Rajendran - Abu Dhabi we feel
- Purvi Gokani Rupareliya - Yes, we did feel the tremors here at our centre in AbuDhabi. Scary !!! :-(
- Syed Asad Ali Zaidi - We felt very clear
- Coycoy Dangel - Fujairah..
- Boney Bersleebi Karikottu - I was in Al Ain and I felt it....it was like 2 to 4 sec......and it was awesome....
- Lal Nallath - Yes i felt it in Garhoud
- Lou Gomez - Dubai Marina
- Sally Gachunga - I feel it in Abu Dhabi.
- Akhunzada Mujeeb - In sharjah..it was fairly tooo strong...
- Saneer Puthukkudi - Dubai media city
- Syed Asad Ali Zaidi - Not 2 to 4 sec, it was almost 30 sec
- Hava Demiri - all the people in Dubai airport free zone gone out....
- Tency Jiji - Dubai karama i felt, and also heard the sound of my cupboard moving
- Tharindu Darshana - Jebel-ali also
- Laxmi Menon - My head was spinning..I thought i am getting sick!! Then i saw one of my hanging tea lights swinging..turned my head and watched the crystal ware shaking!!! whoa...opened the door and called my neighbour..!!!
- Lovely Saini - I feel in RAK
- Nasar Vettikkatil - Tremors lasted about 10-15 seconds in Abudhabi
- Mark Atkins - Felt clearly in Muscat
- Waqas Shauket - sharjah hamriyah free zone I felt and it was solid.
- Shabbir Ng - I was in media city & in terms of precautionary measure I just updated my status :P
- I have a picture of my boss screaming :D
- Edgardo Adocal - We felt it here in RAK.
- Majdoline Jayoushe - I didn’t feel it as in I was shaking but my head started spinning when I was ordering food from subway in sharjah!!
- Mustafa Hamdani - I felt in jebel ali also
- Fatima Suhail - We were at our home in Sharjah when I felt the bed shaking terribly and everything around started revolving. The tremors were quite powerful. As a precaution, we evacuated our building rushing down the stairs from the 26th floor.
- Yashab Askari - i feel in sharjah...actually i m sleeping on sofa and i feel somebody is shaking my sofa n when i open my eyes i saw everything is shaking.....very shocked because experience first time in my life..
- Maria Shafi - Yes in abu dhabi was at home when i felt it it was very strong just as a precautionary measure evacuated the building
- Ann Sara Binu - Hope all are safe!!!!
- M.k. ANgel - bed , cupboards erverything was shaking, i ws getting dizzy.
- Azmat Lodhi - earthquake felt in parts of UAE BUILDING evacuated IN BURDUBAI NEAR AL RAIS TRAVEL - by: Azmat Lodhi - Photos: 15
- Namita Kunal - Singh My bed was shaking..ran down
- Vandita Kumar - Felt them strongly! Shk zyd rd. in fact, felt them thrice. Doors were rattling.
- Adil Shafiq - Yess I’m feel
- Engr Md Ariful - Islam Earthquake felt in RAK, 16/4/2013...at noon
- Imran Hashmi - We felt in abu dhabi very powerful
- Vidulla Gaikwad-Bhoud - Lights, table etc was shaking badly. we r very scared nw.. dnt no wht to do..
- Azmat Lodhi - PEOPLE STARTED RUNNING DOWN THE BUILDING AND CHILDREN SCREAMING ALL OVER THE BUILDING. FULL BUILDING IS BEING EVACUATED ALL PEOPLE ARE ON THE STREETS
- Kazi Ehsanul Hoq - I was at lobby of hotel Bt somebody come and tell building shaked.
- Bilal Badharudheen - Felt here hardly Deira Al Rigga.
- Minnie Yasmin - Felt it so clearly in Sharjah!! My sofa started moving! Then there was a whole big noise in the building of people scared and screaming down towards the exit!! It was scary!! Felt for the first time in My Life!! I’m soo freaked Out!!
- Avtar Avi - we felt at Mafraq Also
- Mariam Angel - Yes I did in sharjah, I thought I was little dizzy until I saw the chandeliers swaying, really frightening experience, well no precautions yet except if I feel it again we’ll get out of the house.
- Cristina Licaros - All materials in the office are shaking...until now I feel so nervous...Lord help us
- Tina Cyrus Daruwalla - Was at home.... took my baby n ran down...bur dxb
(Gulf News) Twitter comments:
- @GNReaders
- Potpourri Ponderer @Yeh_KamaRiya - we felt tremors at school. Chairs and tables were shaking and a few cracks developed in some walls -Abu Dhabi
- Syed Maqbool @maqbool_sm - bed started shaking terribly even on the 2nd floor in HorAlAnz area. #dubai #earthquake
- Asma Merchant @AsmaMerchant – Quite scary this one #sharjah
- Neha Vishnoi DG @ItisNeha - felt strong tremors for more than 10 secs here in Dubai Marina. The whole building shook violently.
- Peter Fancy @peterfancy – Felt it in Qatar
- Michelene Handley @michelene58 – certainly felt it. Couch moving lots of vibrations
- Zafar Raja @ZR786 – Big one. 7.5 Richter. Hope everyone is OK
- Sugiya Z Ahmed @Sufiya_Ahmed - I was lying on bed when it started shaking...I felt it twice and ran out the second time
- DeSert RoSe @miranda_rey2012 – strong tremor, that I have awaken on my sleep, the bed is shaking terribly for 10seconds
- febie @RunDPress – we’re in media city and asked to evacuate our buliding… we were frightened although we managed to relax
- John Novoa @nr_john - I was in a 1 storey building and felt a shake for about 30 seconds. Abu Dhabi
- Amber @AlgamaarAmber – our prayers for Earthquake victims
- Shihan Sheriff @shihan1982 - yep we all felt it in Downtown Dubai. Seemed a strong one too since we felt it being on the first floor!
- cherryredsy @itzmecheredsy - yes, Abu Dhabi.. we are in khalidiyah area..a bit scary...
- Manu captain Marti @ManuMarti1 - in mirdif was so strong!!! Scarry
- M Fuzail @techkrazzy - Tremors left. Lasted about 20 seconds !!
- Supratik Mukherjee @soup_up - Manipal University Dubai just felt the effects of a minor earthquake. Classes evacuated
