Djibouti, a small nation in the Horn of Africa, experienced a magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Thursday morning.
The government of Djibouti has confirmed the earthquake, stating that it occurred around 4:22 a.m. local time and registered at 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale.
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, reported that two aftershocks of lesser intensity were felt since 7 a.m. The earthquake’s epicentre is situated 18 kilometres north of the Gulf of Tadjourah. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported thus far.
In response to the earthquake, the Ministry of Education has announced the closure of public and private schools, as well as vocational training centres, to mitigate the risks associated with potential aftershocks.
Residents in the capital city of Djibouti have reported that the Red Sea earthquake was felt in various parts of the country. Additionally, reports suggest that the earthquake’s effects were felt as far away as Aden and Taiz in Yemen.
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