Three earthquakes hit central Syria, Liwa Iskenderun area and northwest of Palmyra

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4.4 magnitude earthquake hits north of Palmyra

16 May، 2016

Damascus, SANA – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Sunday central Syria, 34 km to the southeast of Hama City and 5 km to the south of Salamiyeh city.

The National Center for Earthquakes said that another 3.9 magnitude earthquake rocked Liwa Iskenderun area at 9.19 am local time, centering at a depth of 12 km at the longitude 36.37 to the east and latitude 36.12 to the north.

A third earthquake with a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale hit  northwest of Palmyra city in Homs countryside.

The quake hit the city at 12:40 pm local time and was centered at a depth of 2 km, at the longitude 38.20 and latitude 34.70, according to the center.
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