Earthquake jolts Kuwait

By emirates247 / Photo: topwalls.net. Two tremors jolted north of Kabd area and south of Jahra area on Friday, according to the national network for monitoring earthquakes at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. The two tremors measured 5.2 and 3.7 on the Richter scale, Abdullah Al Enezi, director of the net

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Published 30 January 2016, 8:00 · Updated 21:40

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Two tremors jolted north of Kabd area and south of Jahra area on Friday, according to the national network for monitoring earthquakes at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

The two tremors measured 5.2 and 3.7 on the Richter scale, Abdullah Al Enezi, director of the network, said in a press statement carried by Kuwait News Agency, Kuna.

The tremors occurred at a depth of five kilometers and were felt by people in the areas of Jahra, Qairawan and Saad Al-Abdullah, he added.

Earthquake jolts Kuwait

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