4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Syria’s Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – National Earthquake Center (NEC) of Syria announced on Friday that a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck northwest of the city of Aleppo.

The center said, in a statement, that the earthquake struck at 1:57 pm.

The center recorded nine earthquakes, less than 3.6 magnitude, during the past 24 hours.

Four of the aforementioned earthquakes hit Iskenderun and five hit Turkey.

On Feb. 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria, killing hundreds in both countries and causing wide destruction and displacement of thousands of people.

Reporting by Saad al-Yazji