Syria | Two earthquakes measuring 5.1 and 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the city of Hama and were felt in Turkey

2024-08-16 2024-08-16T13:43:41Z
ندى ماهر عبدربه
ندى ماهر عبدربه
صانعة مُحتوى

Arab Weather - The Jordanian Seismological Observatory announced the recording of an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale in northern Syria.

For its part, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported that two earthquakes measuring 5.2 and 4.2 degrees occurred in the Syrian city of Hama, with a time difference of 3 minutes, and were felt by residents of the Turkish provinces of Hatay and Gaziantep.

The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) also confirmed that a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Jordanian-Syrian border area on Friday, noting that the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. The center had revised its previous estimate of the quake's magnitude from 5.2 degrees.

In Syria, the National Earthquake Center reported that residents of the western city of Salamiyah felt the 4.8-magnitude earthquake, after another quake struck the area late Monday, causing panic and injuring dozens but no deaths.

 

 

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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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