Earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 18: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake, occurring in southwest of Iran, was felt in Kuwait by residents of Salmiya, Hawalli, Farwaniya and Ardiya on Sunday. Dr. Abdullah Al-Enizi, an official at the KNSN, said that the quake happened at 5:34 pm local-time in Kuwait on a depth of 10 kilometers. The quake’s epicenter was at 310 kilometers away from Kuwait city, he added. The KNSN is an entity affiliated with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)