Beirut Port Blast Equivalent To Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake - Jordanian Seismologists

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th August, 2020) The powerful blast in the port of Beirut was equivalent to magnitude 4.5 earthquake, Jordanian seismological observatory said on Tuesday.

"The explosion that occurred at the Beirut port this evening was equivalent to 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale," it said in a press release.