A European monitoring agency says an earthquake has been felt near Homs in central Syria, the second temblor to jostle the area in days.
Preliminary data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre shows the 4.0 magnitude quake occurred in the same region where a stronger tremor measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale was felt late Monday.
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) places the magnitude at 4.1.
The epicenter is estimated to be some 55 kilometers northeast of Homs
There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the early morning shaking, and it’s unclear if the quake was felt in northern Israel, which was slightly rattled in Monday’s quake.
Syria said 65 people were injured in Monday’s trembler, three seriously.
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