Several parts of <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/06/03/kuwaits-doyen-of-diplomats-on-why-queen-elizabeth-is-one-of-his-favourite-people/" target="_blank">Kuwait</a> felt tremors in the early hours of Saturday as an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck the nation, the ministry of information tweeted. The Kuwait National Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring 5...southwest of Al Ahmadi. The earthquake occurred at 4:28am at a depth of 5 kilometres. The Kuwait Oil Company said its facilities and oil and gas production were not affected. The facilities were stopped for a short period during the quake as a precautionary measure in accordance with the company's safety regulations, KOC said in a statement. KOC's facilities are equipped with sensors that operate automatically when exposed to any natural disasters, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
