Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Kuwait

KUWAIT, Jun.04 (YPA) – An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale struck Kuwait, the ministry of information tweeted on Saturday.

According to the ministry, several parts of Kuwait felt tremors in the early hours of Saturday as an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck the nation.

The Kuwait National Seismic Network recorded an earthquake measuring 5…southwest of Al Ahmadi.

The earthquake occurred at 4:28am at a depth of 5 kilometres.

No damage was reported, Kuwait’s civil defence said.

E.M