An earthquake was felt throughout Israel after the quake struck south of the Greek holiday island of Rhodes, about 600 km west of Haifa, according to the Energy Ministry’s seismological division.
The earthquake was also felt in Cyprus and even in Cairo, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, with the ESMC marking it as having a magnitude of 6.4.
The United States Geological Survey said the temblor measured 6 on the Richter scale and was at a depth of 37 kilometers.
With the earthquake located underneath the eastern Mediterranean Sea close to the island of Crete and was felt in parts of central Israel and the coastal region.
Residents of the cities of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Petah Tikva, Givatayim and Holon all reported feeling the tremor. And the Reuters news agency said it was also felt in parts of Egypt and Lebanon.
No damage was reported in Israel, but the Energy Ministry issued guidelines for what to do in the event of a serious earthquake.
Quakes have increasingly rattled Israel in recent years as concerns grow about the country’s level of preparedness for a larger quake.
The last major earthquake to hit the region was in 1927 — a 6.2-magnitude tremor that killed 500 people and injured another 700.
Northern Israel and areas around Jerusalem and the Dead Sea are at high risk of a severe earthquake according to the experts.
Experts have warned that a large earthquake could strike Israel in the near future, and the government has begun funding projects for buildings to be bolstered against tremors.
The Biblical prophecies (Matthew 24, Luke 21, Revelation 6, Revelation 11) foretell that there will be earthquakes in the prophetic Last Days signaling the world is nearing the end of this age and the coming of Jesus Christ.
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