Earthquake tremors were felt by UAE residents late Sunday night.

As a 4.8 magnitude quake shook south of Iran at 2:04am (UAE time) on March 16 - slight tremors were felt in parts of the UAE, according to the national Met department (NCM).

The tremors did not effect the country, NCM added in the statement.

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