Series of Quakes Shake Lebanon from Bikfaya to Aley

إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية W460

Over 20 earthquakes shook Lebanon overnight between the regions of Bikfaya and Aley, reported Voice of Lebanon radio on Friday.

There are no fears however of any aftershocks, geological expert Moeen Hamzeh told the radio,

The quakes, that did not exceed 3.5 degrees, were felt in the towns of Nabey, Zahleh, Ain Aar, and others.

Hamzeh added that these earthquakes are not unusual, but “part of natural occurrences that have been recorded for a while now.”

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Default-user-icon Suzanna Daou (Guest) 16 March 2012, 11:56

On the same date 56 years ago Arthur Daou and I were married in NYC. There was an earthquake in Lebanon and A huge snowstorm in NY. He is gone but never forgotten. Maybe the earthquakes today are a reminder--for me--of a beautiful life!

Missing helicopter 16 March 2012, 22:38

Happy remembrance.