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Second quake in 12 hours shakes northern Israel

The 4.1-magnitude tremor was centered some 10 miles southeast of Tiberias, according to Israel’s Home Front Command.

Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, the Israel Defense Forces and Magen David Adom participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon, Dec. 19, 2019. Photo by Yaniv Nadav/Flash90.
Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, the Israel Defense Forces and Magen David Adom participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon, Dec. 19, 2019. Photo by Yaniv Nadav/Flash90.

Residents of northern Israel reported feeling the ground shake on Sunday morning—the third such incident in less than two weeks.

According to the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command, the epicenter of the quake was some 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) southeast of Tiberias. The tremor measured 4.1 on the Richter scale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was the second tremor to be felt in 12 hours in the same region. The first was felt mostly in Haifa, the Krayot (close to the northern port city of Akko) and Beit She’an.

On Jan 11., a 6.6-magnitude tremor in Cyprus was felt throughout Israel.

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