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But architects and scientists are confident they can handle the conditions through improved design and better monitoring.When an earthquake with its...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eDubai residents have been feeling earthquake tremors more often over the past few years. \u003cbr/\u003eBut architects and scientists are confident they can handle the conditions through improved design and better monitoring.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen an earthquake with its epicentre in Iran or Pakistan is felt in Dubai, residents of high-rise buildings are more than concerned. \u003cbr/\u003eOn 30 July, over the Eid holidays, residents in the United Arab Emirates felt tremors that woke them from their sleep. \u003cbr/\u003eThe following day the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology received many calls of alarmed people from all over the country.\u003cbr/\u003eA 5.5 magnitude earthquake had struck off the coast of Iran by Kish Island, 300 kilometres (186 miles) or so from Abu Dhabi.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd tremors had spread to the UAE. \u003cbr/\u003eDubai is a city known for its modern architecture and dazzling skylines. \u003cbr/\u003eOver the past few years, UAE residents have been feeling and reporting tremors more frequently. \u003cbr/\u003eThe UAE lies close to a fault line and earthquakes with an epicentre in Iran and Pakistan can be felt often. \u003cbr/\u003eKhamis al-Shamsi is the Head of the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says tremors are common, but residents are more aware of them because of the height of the buildings. \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to al-Shamsi, the frequency of the earthquakes hasn't increased:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Earthquakes have happened before and occur now, people have now started realising there are tremors, of course they now feel it more because residents are living in high-rise buildings, they feel these earthquakes,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Now people have more knowledge on earthquakes and there is now an observance network for earthquakes which detects all tremors, big or small and whether it affects the country or not.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIn May, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Iran, its epicentre around 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost city in the UAE.\u003cbr/\u003eResidents took to social media to report that they had been feeling tremors. \u003cbr/\u003eLast year, residents in Abu Dhabi and Dubai felt strong tremors and many were evacuated after a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake hit Pakistan.\u003cbr/\u003eIn the late 1990s, the Dubai Municipality set codes based on the Uniform Building Code, an American standard that architects and engineers have to comply with to ensure safety is up to date.\u003cbr/\u003eShams Eldien Naga, founder and owner of Naga Architects, set up his company 13 years ago.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says his company has been following the regulations strictly. \u003cbr/\u003e\"From the time we started here, we have been designing to these codes and they are safe codes, we are right now raising that to make it a bit more safer. But I think that most of the buildings, to my knowledge, that have been designed in our period have always been following these codes,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eEach geographical area can be categorised into seismic zones, he explains. \u003cbr/\u003eFor example, San Francisco is a Zone 4, while Dubai is listed as Zone 2. \u003cbr/\u003eShortly after the Pakistan quake, the Dubai Municipality announced that it will impose new safety codes for new buildings that are 10 stories or higher, thus allowing them to endure tremors and shocks up to 5.9 on the Richter scale. \u003cbr/\u003eNaga says his firm has tightened its measures accordingly:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Recently we have up-scaled the level of what we design to make it a bit safer for high-rise buildings 10 stories and up. \"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, United Arab Emirates - 5 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Beach Residence skyline\u003cbr/\u003e2. High-rise buildings\u003cbr/\u003e3. Tilt up of the Cayan Infinity tower \u003cbr/\u003eAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 30 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various exteriors of National Centre of Meteorology \u0026amp;amp; Seismology\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide interior of Head of National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology Khamis Al-Shamsi looking at seismology maps\u003cbr/\u003e6. Khamis looking at map of earthquake source\u003cbr/\u003e7. Employee checking map\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close-up of earthquake source next to Kish Island\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close-up of text with earthquake details on screen\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of fault line map of the Gulf and Iran \u003cbr/\u003e11. Khamis looking at seismic waves on a graph\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close-up of Khamis indicating waves on a graph; UPSOUND (Arabic) \"Of course if there's an earthquake, for example, the seismic waves here show that lightly, but when an earthquake happens the waves increase depending on the magnitude of the earthquake.\" \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Khamis Al-Shamsi, Head of National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology \u003cbr/\u003e\"Of course the tremors were lightly felt in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and it hasn't affected the country, thank God.\" \u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of Khamis looking at graphs on a computer\u003cbr/\u003e15. Khamis' face as he looks at graphs\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close up of screen with map\u003cbr/\u003e17. More of Khamis working on screen\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Khamis Al-Shamsi, Head of National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology\u003cbr/\u003e\"Earthquakes have happened before and occur now, people have now started realising there are tremours, of course they now feel it more because residents are living in high-rise buildings, they feel these earthquakes. So now people have more knowledge on earthquakes and there is now an observance network for earthquakes which detects all tremours, big or small and whether it affects the country or not.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, United Arab Emirates - 5 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide tilt up from street to high-rise buildings in the Marina\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, United Arab Emirates - 6 August 2014\u003cbr/\u003e20. Various of Naga Architects founder Shams Eldien Naga (right) talking to employee\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close-up of screen \u003cbr/\u003e22. Close-up of Naga\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (English): Shams Eldien Naga, Founder, Naga Architects\u003cbr/\u003e\"From the time we started here, we have been designing to these codes and they are safe codes, we are right now raising that to make it a bit more safer. But I think that most of the buildings, to my knowledge, that have been designed in our period have always been following these codes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Interior of Naga Architects offices\u003cbr/\u003e25. Employees working at Naga\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE (English): Shams Eldien Naga, Founder, Naga Architects\u003cbr/\u003e\"Recently in the last two years, Dubai is in Zone 2, as you know per zones, Zone 2 is for example, Riyadh is Zone 1 which is a very safe area, Dubai is considered Zone 2A, and now we design for high-rise buildings of over 10 stories to 2B which is a bit of a higher standard. Recently we have up-scaled the level of what we design to make it a bit safer for high-rise buildings 10 stories and up. \"\u003cbr/\u003eDubai, United Arab Emirates - 30 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e27. Construction workers on the top of a building \u003cbr/\u003e28. 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