Jordan Seismological Observatory reassures Jordanians

2024-08-12 2024-08-12T23:11:24Z
ندى ماهر عبدربه
ندى ماهر عبدربه
صانعة مُحتوى

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - The head of the Jordanian Seismological Observatory, Engineer Ghassan Sweidan, stated that the earthquake felt by the residents of northern Jordan was shallow in depth and is considered a felt earthquake, but its epicenter was far away, and therefore does not pose a major concern for Jordanians.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Suwaidan explained that the northern Syrian region was exposed to an aftershock measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, at 12:30 am Amman time, at a depth of 10 kilometers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He pointed out that the same area witnessed two earthquakes on Monday evening, the first occurring at 9:30 pm Amman time with a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale, followed by a stronger earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale at 11:55 pm, at a depth of 10 kilometers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%84... the moment the earthquake struck Jordan and Syria</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7... Seismological Observatory: A pre-major earthquake was detected in Hama</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%84-... magnitude earthquake hits Jordan, Syria</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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