Three earthquakes originating in Lebanon were
felt in northern Israel on
Friday morning. Numerous citizens reported the first quake felt mostly in the Galilee.
The Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII) reported that the first quake felt at 8:30 am measured in at 3.8 on the Richter Scale; and the second and third quakes felt at around 9:15 am measured in at 3.5 and 3.4. No injuries or damage were reported.
Friday's tremors followed four separate earthquakes which were felt throughout Israel on Thursday.
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According to the Geophysical Institute the first quake, which occurred at about 4 pm, measured 3.9 on the Richter scale, and originated in southern Lebanon.
Three other quakes occurred between 6:40 and 6:43 pm, ranging from 3.8 to 4.2 in magnitude. No injuries or damage were reported.
Northern Israel felt an earthquake in May as well, as a magnitude 3.3 quake which originated in Lebanon was felt in the area. Three months ago an earthquake measuring 5.3 was also felt throughout the country, the strongest quake that had been felt in Israel in the past few years.
Hagai Einav, Anat Shalev and Gido Ran contributed to this report
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