4.0-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of southern Lebanon

MENA

Published: 2023-02-21 10:19

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 15:12


4.0-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of southern Lebanon
4.0-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of southern Lebanon

The National Center of Geophysics in Lebanon reported that a 4.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 4:23 am on Tuesday.

The center said that the earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Lebanon, 64 km from Sidon.

Monday evening, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 hit the Turkish-Syrian border area.

It was also reported that the sound of buildings collapsing in Antakya, Turkey were heard and electricity was cut off as a result of the earthquake.

The earthquake was felt by residents in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan.

This comes after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Northern Syria on Feb. 6 and left over 44,000 people killed and thousands injured.