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4.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Jordan’s Aqaba

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published March 6th, 2025 - 02:19 GMT
4.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Jordan’s Aqaba area
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Highlights
The tremor, linked to the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system, is part of the region’s routine seismic activity.

ALBAWABA- The Jordan Seismological Observatory (JSO), under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, recorded a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in the Aqaba area on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 2:42 PM.

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The tremor, linked to the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system, is part of the region’s routine seismic activity. 

Classified as moderate in strength, no significant damage or casualties have been reported so far. 

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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