The magnitude of the earthquake 4.3 on the Richter scale • Source: At the heart of the sea, some 69 km south of the city.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake on the Richter scale occurred this morning (Sunday) in the Red Sea and was felt in the city of Eilat. According to the Geophysical Institute, the epicenter shook about 69 miles south of the city, at the heart of the sea, about three miles deep. The tremor also shook in the distant Dimona about two hundred miles.
This is a common area of earthquakes when the intensity does not usually exceed 2.5-3 on the Richter scale, the most recent one last September. However, in June 2015 a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred, a month later a 4.3 earthquake was felt.
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About a month ago, a 4.7 magnitude quake in the north was felt in the Mediterranean off the coast of Syria and Turkey. About thirty to 2.5 magnitude tremors have been recorded in Israel and its surroundings in the past two months.
Shirley Fahima, a resident of Eilat who lives in an apartment building in the southern part of the city, says: "At 8:04 in the morning, I sat down in the TV armchair to catch up on news and morning shows and suddenly the whole building moved for about 2 or 3 seconds. I immediately realized it was an earthquake."
