Magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolts Syria’s Hama

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred around noon on Friday at 1:15 pm local time near Salamiyah, Hama province in west part of Syria, the Syrian Seismological Centre (SSC) reported.

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16 August 2024

EghtesadOnline: According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 7 km.

The intensity of this earthquake, which happened at around 13:15 Damascus time, was so strong that it was felt in other provinces adjacent to Hama, including Latakia.

No report has yet been published about the number of casualties and possible damages of this earthquake. / Mehr