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Earthquake strikes Jordan, Egypt

AMMAN, Oct. 31 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck this morning, Thursday, south of the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan. According to the Seismic Observatory in Jordan, the earthquake was 150 kilometers south of Aqaba,…

Earthquake hits south of Sanaa

SANAA, Oct. 09 (YPA) - Earthquake and volcano monitoring stations recorded on Wednesday a mild earthquake south of the capital, Sanaa. The head of the National Center for Monitoring and Studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Mohammed Hussein…

Hebrew media: Earthquake hits Israel for the third time

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Aug. 22 (YPA) - Hebrew media reported that for the third time in a few weeks, an earthquake had struck Israel. According to the Geological Institute in the Occupied Territories, it indicated that at 17:30, an earthquake…

5.2 magnitude marine earthquake hits Gulf of Aden

SANAA, March 18 (YPA) - A strong marine earthquake struck on Sunday off the coast of a Yemeni city amid expectations of a series of tremors and marine earthquakes in the coming days. The earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden with a magnitude…

Gulf of Aden witnesses unprecedented seismic strikes

SANAA, Dec. 05 (YPA) - The Gulf of Aden witnessed unprecedented seismic strikes and sea tremors during the past hours of Tuesday, with predictions of more of them in the coming days. Seismic monitoring centers reported that the earthquake…

6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia

INDONESIA, Nov. 08 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The tremor was recorded around…

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ahvaz city in Iran

SANAA, Oct. 15 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter Scale struck the city of Ahvaz in the province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran on Sunday. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency "IRNA", the earthquake…

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines

SANAA, Oct. 04 (YPA) - The Philippine authorities announced that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit on Wednesday the north of the country. The Philippine State News Agency quoted the Philippine Institute of…

4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Kahraman Marash in Turkey

SANAA, Sept. 23 (YPA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale struck the southeastern Turkish state of Kahraman Marash on Saturday. The presidency of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) said in a…