Mild Tremor Rocks Kuwait

Gulf

November 16th, 9:09am

Asharq Al-Awsat

A mild earthquake jolts Kuwait on Friday. (Reuters)

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the northern Rawdatain area in Kuwait at 9:19 pm Friday, reported the Kuwait news agency (KUNA). The epicenter of the quake was three kilometers underground, said Abdullah Al-Enzi, supervisor of the national seismological network, an affiliate of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). "Some residents felt the quake in Al-Abdali area. It was followed by aftershocks ranging in magnitude between 1.2 and 2.2 degrees," he told KUNA.

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