Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits west of Latakia

An earthquake struck at dawn today, at a magnitude of 4.1, off the Syrian coast northwest of the city of Latakia.

Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits west of Latakia
15 April, 2020   08:21
NEWS DESK

The National Seismological Center in Syria said in a statement that the stations of the National Seismic Network in the center have detected a moderate earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale and a depth of 2 km, near the Syrian coast, and 33 km northwest of the city of Latakia.

While the network stations recorded two aftershocks at dawn today off the Syrian coast, 0.3 and 0.2 degrees on the Richter scale, and the depth of 20 and 7.

Yesterday, a slight earthquake hit 3.3 degrees northwest of the city of Damascus.