Tartus strikes said picked up by quake monitor

16 December 2024, 7:32 am

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A tremor recorded off the coast of Syria late last night is being attributed in Hebrew language media to heavy Israeli strikes allegedly carried out in in the coastal Tartus region.

A 3.1 magnitude temblor is reported by the Geographic Survey of Israel’s seismology department at 11:49 p.m. last night, with its epicenter about 28 kilometers (17 miles) off the coast of the city of Banias.

The earthquake’s depth is measured at 32 kilometers (20 miles), and there is no confirmation that the reading was in fact caused by explosions.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israeli planes launched intense strikes in Syria’s coastal region late Sunday targeting air defense units, “surface-to-surface missile depots” and other sites.