The National Seismology Center in Syria announced that 8 ‘weak intensity’ earthquakes were recorded in a number of governorates and regions during the past 24 hours, according to ‘Russia Today.’
The center explained that the intensity of the tremors ranged between 1.4 and 3 degrees on the Richter scale in the areas east of Hama with 22 km, 28 km and 29 km, in the Iskenderun district northwest of Idlib with 44 km, in northwest Latakia with 64 km, and in the south, 27 km west of Latakia.
The center added that the stations also recorded two tremors, the first 64 km southeast of Tartous and the second 43 km south of Tartous near the Syrian-Lebanese border.
An earthquake exceeding 5 degrees on the Richter scale struck Syria on the night of August 12, and was felt by the residents of Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
