Earthquake shakes Kuwait; No damage was reported anywhere

Kuwait: Earthquake in Kuwait. The quake was reported this morning. No damage was reported anywhere in the country. The news was released by the official news agency Kuwait. The official tweet from the Kuwait Fire Force states that the magnitude was 4.4 on the Richter scale.

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However, the UAE National Weather Service said a magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Kuwait. The news was reported by local media in the UAE. The quake was reported in Kuwait at 5.28 am UAE time.

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Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said it had launched a service to make criminal status reports available online in Kuwait. It is available through the Sahal application. Kuwait has released this application as a single window for government services. Authorities said the criminal status issue would be accompanied by a QR security code.