Syrian officials say the earthquake measured 4.7 on the Richter Scale and struck off the coast of Latakia BEIRUT: A small earthquake in the eastern Mediterranean was felt across parts of Lebanon and Syria on Friday. "Residents in Beirut, Zgharta, Batroun, Tripoli and Akkar felt an earthquake that lasted for several seconds," Lebanon"s state-run National News Agency said. The earthquake measured 4.7 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 20 kilometres, some 65 kilometres from the coastal city of Latakia, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. The shaking was felt in Latakia Tartous, Hama, Homs, and Aleppo.