Earthquake tremors felt in northern West Bank

NABLUS (Ma'an) -- An earthquake centered in northern Israel sent tremors through the northern West Bank on Saturday.

Jalal Dbeik, Director of the Center for Earth Science and Engineering at the University of An-Najah, said the earthquake registered at 3.6 degrees on the Richter scale.

It was felt in Jenin and Nablus, as well as northern Israel and Jordan, but no injuries were reported.

The quake was the fourth in two months, but others had registered at between 1-2 degrees on the Richter scale and went unnoticed by residents, he said.

The area of Beit She'an, where the quake centered, is on an active rift and is prone to earthquakes, Dbeik said.

The last earthquake in the region centered in the upper Galilee at the end of November and registered at 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale.

Source: Ma'an News Agency.
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