A minor tremor is felt in Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley after a 3.5-magnitude quake centered in Jordan, around 14 kilometers north of the town, the Geological Survey of Israel says.
No injuries or damage are reported.
The Beit Shean National Park and archeological is seen on January 10, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
The quake comes after a 3.6-magnitude tremor in southern Israe exactly a month ago.
Minor quakes have rattled parts of Israel in recent years.
Israel is situated along the Syrian-African rift, a tear in the earth’s crust running the length of the border separating Israel and Jordan, and which is part of the Great Rift Valley, which extends from northern Syria to Mozambique.
The last major earthquake to hit the region was in 1927 — a 6.2-magnitude tremor that killed 500 people and injured 700 more.
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