Jordan Seismological Observatory: An earthquake hits the Syrian-Lebanese border, 238 km from Amman

2023-04-15 2023-04-15T12:30:44Z
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The Jordanian Seismological Observatory of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recorded this afternoon, Saturday, an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, northeast of Damascus / the Syrian-Lebanese border.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The head of the observatory, Eng. Ghassan Sweidan, said that the earthquake recorded at 2:25 pm Jordan time occurred at a depth of 12 kilometers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added that the earthquake is 238 km north of Amman. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="https://scontent.famm9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/341687055_244247764... /></p>

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