Amagnitude5earthquakerumbledthroughtheMiddleEastonWednesday,sendingjittersthroughouttheregionandcausingminordamagetotheIsraeliparliament.Lawmakerssittingincommitteemeetingsfearedalargebombhadgoneoff.IntheJordaniancapitalofAmman,frightenedresidentsmilledinthestreetsforaboutanhourafterthequakebeforereturningindoors.Noseriousinjurieswerereported.
一場（黎克特制）五級地震周三搖撼中東，引起區內居民恐慌，以色列國會大樓輕微損毀，在裏面開會的議員還以為有大炸彈爆炸。在約旦首都安曼，居民慌忙走到街上，地震後一小時才返回室內。但未有嚴重受傷報告。