Weather of Arabia - The European-Mediterranean Seismological Observatory (EMSC) announced that an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale was said to have struck 62 km from San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina, and the earthquake affected Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina.
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Argentina
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake also struck an area 59 km from Coquimbo, Chile, Argentina.
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale also struck Thursday morning, the town of Irkutsk in Siberia.
In its statement, the directorate stated that the quake occurred near the village of Aleggir, Nizhnyudinsky district of Irkutsk region in Siberia.
The statement added: "Earthquakes were recorded in the Nizhnyudinsky district of Irkutsk province, and the epicenter of the tremors occurred 21 km from the village of Alijger, and the magnitude of the tremors reached 6.3 degrees at the epicenter."
The European Seismological Center also indicated that the magnitude of the earthquake that struck Irkutsk Province this morning, 323 km from Kansk, amounted to 4.7 degrees, and the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km.
The Directorate of Emergency Situations in the region confirmed that these earthquakes did not cause any injuries and did not result in any material damage, and all infrastructure facilities are operating normally in that region.
It is noteworthy that the entire world was exposed to a wave of earthquakes and tremors, which began on February 6, when the devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 and 7.6 on the Richter scale struck Syria and southern Turkey, claiming 50,000 victims so far.
Source: Echo of the country
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