The Jordan Seismological Observatory records an earthquake in Wadi Araba this morning

Written By طقس العرب on 2023/08/08

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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - The Jordanian Seismological Observatory recorded, at exactly 8:29 a.m. Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 3.4 degrees on the Richter scale, in the Wadi Araba region, specifically west of Bir Mathkour.<br /><br /> The director of the Earthquake Observatory, Ghassan Sweidan, told Hala News that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, adding that it was considered a weak to moderate tremor.<br /><br /> And he indicated that he did not receive reports to the Observatory about any of the citizens feeling the earthquake in the vicinity of the area</p>

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.


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