A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Jordan-Syria area late Monday, Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) mentioned.
The quake, which befell at 11:56 p.m. native time (8:56 p.m. GMT), was felt in Türkiye’s southeastern provinces Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Kilis and Hatay close to the Syrian border.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) mentioned.
Syria’s state news company mentioned it had registered the earthquake’s epicenter close to the Syrian metropolis of Hama.
Residents throughout Syria felt the quake, with folks within the northern Syrian metropolis of Azaz saying that they had fast flashbacks to the lethal February 2023 earthquake that killed hundreds in northern Syria and neighboring Türkiye.
The Syrian civil protection working in opposition-held areas of the war-torn nation mentioned that they had deployed to a number of areas to reply to any potential emergency however had not acquired experiences of any injury so far.
Residents throughout Lebanon additionally felt the quake.
Source: www.dailysabah.com