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Earthquake shakes northern Ethiopia and Eritrea
11:15 CAT | 02 Aug 2023
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit northern Ethiopia and the neighbouring Eritrea on Tuesday evening.
No deaths or destruction have so far been reported.
It shook several towns in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, including the capital, Mekelle, Tigray TV reported.
Senior Tigray official Solomon Maesho said all districts near the border with Eritrea felt the tremors.
The epicentre was in the Eritrean town of Irafalle, according to Eritrea’s information minister.
Source: BBC
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