The Jordanian Seismological Observatory announced Saturday that an earthquake has been detected measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the city of Homs in northwestern Syria.

The director of the Observatory Ghassan Sweidan said that the earthquake hit at 4:33 pm and was 10 km deep.

He explained that it is a medium-strength earthquake that could be felt by people in the area.

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