WAS THIS ANOTHER QUAKE?

ISRAEL:  A 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of Lebanon in the Eastern Mediterranean was felt in northern Israel early Wednesday morning. There were no reports of injuries or damages in the Jewish state. https://www.jewishpress.com/news/environment/4-4-magnitude-quake-off-lebanese-coast-rattles-northern-israel/2023/02/22/

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ARABNEWS:

Lebanese panic as tremor strikes, sea retreats

• The 4.3-magnitude tremor, the latest in a series of minor quakes, hit the coastline near the southern city of Sidon shortly after 8 a.m.
• Earlier, a 6.3-magnitude quake centered 20 km offshore struck northern Lebanon on Monday night

BEIRUT: A small earthquake that struck South Lebanon early on Wednesday sparked widespread panic as residents ran from their homes barefoot, with many saying they “feared for their children’s lives.” The 4.3-magnitude tremor, the latest in a series of minor quakes, hit the coastline near the southern city of Sidon shortly after 8 a.m., further terrifying Lebanese still recovering from the shock of twin earthquakes that devastated large areas of Turkiye and Syria over two weeks ago. Earlier, a 6.3-magnitude quake centered 20 km offshore struck northern Lebanon on Monday night, followed by two others off the coast of southern Lebanon, near Sidon, on Tuesday. Experts joined caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in appealing for calm.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2256231/middle-east

MEDIALINE:  

Earthquake Hits Off Lebanese Coast, Also Felt in Northern Israel

An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude struck some 60km from the Lebanese coastal city of Sidon on Wednesday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, The quake, which struck at around 8 a.m. local time, was 10 km deep with its epicenter in the Mediterranean Sea. L:ebanese residents along the coast reported shaking buildings and some damage. The tremors were also felt in Lebanon’s southern neighbor Israel, with reports coming in from its northern cities of Acre, Nahariya, Haifa and Nazareth. There were reports that the quake was also felt in Turkey.