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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria border, GFZ says

Reuters MIDDLE EAST
Published August 16,2024
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria border on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

The earthquake was revised from an earlier 5.2 magnitude by GFZ.