Magnitude 3.4 Earthquake Felt in Arava Region and Neighboring Areas

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake was felt Wednesday noon in the Arava region and other parts of the country, according to the Geological Survey. The tremor was also felt in Jordan, where the local geological institute measured it at magnitude 3. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

This follows a series of seismic events in recent months. On August 3, an earthquake originating in Egypt with a magnitude recorded by the EMSC struck the region, triggering Google alerts on phones in Israel, with residents in Rehovot and central areas reporting shaking. Earlier, on May 24, a 3.5 magnitude tremor hit the Kinneret area, and on April 6, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lebanon, rattling areas from Haifa to Nahariya.