Syria: New earthquake recorded near latakia coast

SANAA, April 20 (YPA) – The National Seismological Center in Syria confirmed in the early hours of Monday morning that an earthquake was recorded near the shore of latakia city.

According to the Syrian news agency SANA, recorded a tremor measuring 3 on the Richter scale near the Syrian city of Latakia.

SANA confirmed that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km and that its epicenter was 33 km away from the beach in Lattakia

It added that the quake occurred at 1:48 a.m. local time (1048 GMT).

SANA did not provide any further details of material damage or causalities.

Syria’s National Seismological Center has denied rumors circulated about a devastating earthquake on the Syrian coast.

In recent days, Syrian geography, specifically the areas northwest of the Mediterranean coast, has witnessed a series of successive tremors of 14 in two days, some of which were felt by the inhabitants of the coastal areas and were also noticeable in villages slightly above sea level.

E.M