According to the head of the referred entity, Raed Ahmad, the epicenter of the phenomenon was detected four kilometers southeast of the municipality of Salamieh, east of the province of Hama, about 200 kilometers north of Damascus, the capital.

Rescue and civil defense teams are on alert in several areas to respond to any emergency, although, so far, there have been no reports of material damage or casualties.

Last Monday, a similar tremor of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded today in the same area and caused 65 injuries and slight material damage.

On February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the central and northwestern provinces of Syria, leaving more than five thousand dead and hundreds of thousands affected, in addition to great destruction to housing, infrastructure, and service facilities. jrr/arm/mem/fm