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Moderate earthquake hits Jordan, Egyptian coast

Amman - Two earthquakes hit Jordan; a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred 16 miles off the coast of Egypt.

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Published: Mon 16 May 2016, 3:07 PM

Last updated: Tue 17 May 2016, 1:10 AM

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba at dawn on Monday. After about half an hour, another quake, measuring 2.5, hit the west of the city.
The first earthquake was located at a depth of about 13 km south of Aqaba on the Red Sea, and was felt by the residents, Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted the Head of Jordan's Seismological Observatory, Dr. Mahmoud Qaryouti, as saying.
The second earthquake occurred at a depth of about 18 km near the city's north-western borders with Palestine. In April, two earthquakes measuring 3.9 and 3.1 on the Richter scale hit the Dead Sea region. 

Moderate earthquake hits Egyptian coast 
According to Earthquakes Today, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred 16 miles off the coast of Dahab, Egypt.
The earthquake struck at 4:45 a.m. local time. While magnitude 5 earthquakes can cause some structural damage to buildings, no losses or casualties have been reported as yet.
 


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