5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Hama city in Syria

2024-08-16 2024-08-16T13:27:51Z
ندى ماهر عبدربه
ندى ماهر عبدربه
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<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - The Jordanian <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory</a> recorded, on Friday afternoon, two earthquakes measuring 5.1 and 3.5 on the Richter scale, respectively, that struck the city of Hama in Syria.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The observatory explained in two separate statements that it &quot;detected an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale&quot; at &quot;1:15 pm today, Friday, Amman time&quot; in southeast Hama, Syria.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> About 3 minutes later, the observatory said it had detected an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale in Hama as well, at 13:18 Amman time, at a depth of 5 km.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also like:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%... | Jordanian earthquake expert: Hama earthquake series is an unstoppable force</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D9%85... can your phone detect earthquakes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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