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Lebanon hit by seven tremors since Thursday
Jun 13, 2008, 12:19 GMT
Beirut - Seven earthquakes have struck southern Lebanon and northern Israel during the past 24 hours, Lebanese seismologists said Friday.
'Since Thursday and midday Friday seven earthquakes shook southern Lebanon and northern Israel,' Lebanese police said.
Two tremors measuring 3.8 and 3.9 on the Richter Scale hit the region Friday. The other five occurred hit the surroundings of Srifa village within the space of three hours on Thursday afternoon.
The largest of the quakes on Thursday measured 4.2 on the Richter Scale.
No injuries or damage were reported during all seven centreed in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's Mouhanis Centre of Seismologists said the repeated tremors were alarming, but so far they had no indication that a major earthquake was looming.
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