A minor, 3.4-magnitude earthquake was felt in northern Israel on Saturday, causing some panic among residents but no injuries or significant damage to property.
The Geophysical Institute of Israel said the epicenter of the quake was near the Sea of Galilee.
Three earthquakes and a number of aftershocks were felt in Israel and beyond its borders over the past few days. Early Wednesday morning, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Israel. A slightly larger quake that registered 4.5 was felt throughout the region ranging from the Golan Heights to the greater Tel Aviv region, as well as in Lebanon and Syria, later that evening. In the early hours of Thursday, two smaller quakes that both registered 3.2 were recorded. A 2.8-magnitude tremor was felt in Tiberias and Haifa later Thursday, with its epicenter near the Sea of Galilee.
The Geophysical Institute of Israel said that while Israelis felt five quakes, the Sea of Galilee area actually experienced 25 tremors, the majority of which measured slightly over 2 in the Richter scale and therefore went unnoticed.
A GII official said the magnitude of the tremors indicated they were aftershocks.
He added that it was likely that a 4.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey on July 3, may have triggered a series of aftershocks in the Sea of Galilee area.
