3.3 Earthquake Felt across Eastern Tyre

A minor 3.3-magnitude earthquake was felt Thursday across the eastern Tyre region in south Lebanon, state-run National News Agency reported.

No casualties or damage were reported, the agency added.

On June 29, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was felt across several Lebanese regions, mainly Mount Lebanon and Beirut. The epicenter was the Chouf-Deir al-Qamar area in Mount Lebanon.

According to the state-run Bhannes National Center for Geophysical Research, over 600 earthquakes with magnitudes below 3 degrees hit Lebanon each year.

In 1956, a 6 degrees on the Richter scale earthquake struck Lebanon, killing 136 people and destroying 6,000 houses.