Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolts northwest Syria

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Thursday night, the Syrian National Earthquake Center reported. The earthquake, which struck at 10:47 p.m. local time, had a depth of 18.8 km. Its epicenter was 61 km from the city of Idlib, the capital of the namesake province. The earthquake could be felt in the Syrian capital Damascus and the northern province of Aleppo, Xinhua news agency reported.