4.7-magnitude earthquake off Lebanon coast felt in northern Israel

No injuries or damage reported after quake, centered miles below sea level west of the coast of Tyre; Nahariya resident: ‘The floor moved. It was very strong’

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon on Monday morning and was felt in parts of northern Israel, the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said.

There were no reports of injuries or damage.

The Geological Institute said the quake occurred at 10:52 a.m., noting that the magnitude was a preliminary assessment and may be updated.

The quake occurred some 63 kilometers (39 miles) west of Tyre, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) below sea level, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Reports from northern Israel indicated that the earthquake was primarily felt from Haifa north to Nahariya, the Ynet news site said.

Noa, a resident of Nahariya, told the site: “The house really, really moved, the floor moved. It was very strong.”

#Earthquake (#زلزال) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M4.7 || 61 km W of #Sidon (#Lebanon) || 4 min ago (local time 10:52:15). Follow the thread for the updates???? pic.twitter.com/dPUdCxwTwb

— EMSC (@LastQuake) April 6, 2026

Dvir, a resident of Haifa, was at the site where rescuers were working to recover the bodies of four people from under the rubble of a building hit by an Iranian missile yesterday.

He told Ynet: “We’re working here to rescue people, and for a moment it seemed the house was shaking. We thought it was because of all the cranes, but it turned out to be a minor earthquake.”

Residents of Lebanon also reported feeling the quake, according to reports in Arabic media.

Israel’s western areas straddle the seismically active Syrian-African Rift, a region in which experts estimate that a major earthquake occurs every 80 to 100 years. The last major tremor struck in 1927, killing 500 people and injuring 700, and there are fears that the next one may be imminent.

According to officials speaking to the Knesset last November, Israel remains woefully unprepared for a major earthquake, despite more than 20 years of warnings and repeated state audits highlighting systemic gaps.