Syria | Official Agency: 17 injured in today's earthquake in Hama

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/08/16

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Arab Weather - The Syrian Arab News Agency reported that about 17 people were injured in the city of Salamiyah in western Syria on Friday, as a result of an earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees.

Residents across Syria and Lebanon felt the earthquake, which the German Research Center for Geosciences determined had its epicentre at a depth of 10 kilometres.

 

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