Seismologist comments on earthquake that struck Jordan

Seismologist Najeeb Abu Karaki said Sunday that earthquakes that fall between 2-3 on the scale are considered minor and there is nothing to be concerned about.

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This came after the Jordanian Seismological Observatory confirmed Saturday that two earthquakes occurred in the Jordan Valley - north of the Dead Sea, at a depth of one kilometer.

The director of the observatory Ghassan Sweidan told Roya that a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northern Dead Sea - the Jordan Valley at exactly 9:26 pm Saturday.

The second one occurred in the Jordan Valley - north of the Dead Sea, at 9:45 pm, with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale.