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Mild quake jolts N. Kuwait

The epicenter of the quake was three kilometers underground
The epicenter of the quake was three kilometers underground
KUWAIT, Nov 15 (KUNA) -- A 3.4-magnitude quake, Richter scale, jolted the northern Rawdatain area at 9:19 p.m. Friday, local time, the national seismological network, an affiliate of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) reported.
The epicenter of the quake was three kilometers underground, the network's supervisor Abdullah Al-Enzi told KUNA.
"Some residents felt the quake in Al-Abdali area; it was followed by aftershocks ranging in magnitude between 1.2 and 2.2 degrees," he added. (end) ss.tab.gb