9 tremors near Syria and Lebanon in less than a day

Written By أريج الدجاني on 2020/04/15

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The National Center for Geophysics in Lebanon indicated that 9 tremors had occurred, north of Latakia.

 

One of these tremors was of magnitude 4.7 and felt by the citizens of North Lebanon this afternoon.

 

The Syrian National Seismology Center also indicated that the tremor occurred at 10:40 am near the Syrian coast, at a depth of 2 km. It is reported that the earthquake site is 40 km north of Latakia and was felt by the residents of Latakia, Aleppo and Tartus.

 

Another tremor of moderate intensity struck north of Latakia, it reached a strength of 4.1 degrees and with a depth of 2 km and occurred at 1:37, and this second tremor occurred during the same day as it struck before it another tremor of moderate intensity with a magnitude of 3.3 degrees and a depth of 11 km at a distance of 115 km northwest of Damascus.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


Browse on the official website



Less than one degree Celsius separates the capital, Amman, from breaking the previous record set in 2023.How does a heat dome cause temperatures to rise to record levels? Secretary-General of the Jordan Valley Authority: Dams have reached red linesAfter exhausting everyone, Jordan bids farewell to the peak of the heat wave, with promising forecasts for the weekend.Jordan | High temperatures recorded by monitoring stations until 3 p.m. DetailsJordan | One death and three injuries from heatstroke in the central Jordan Valley over the past 48 hours.Amman records its warmest night in a quarter of a century during the heat wave.Aqaba surpasses the Gulf states and records the second highest temperature on Earth.Aqaba Now | Thunderstorms are forecast, increasing the chances of dust storms and rain showers.