A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
A 5.2M earthquake hit central and northern Israel, along with surrounding countries, on Monday night, Israeli media and scientific organizations reported.
According to a walla report, the earthquake in Israel was of magnitude 5.2.
"My son was sleeping, I don't know how I grabbed him and got out of the house," Duyub told Reuters.
Residents said they saw a balcony collapse and ambulances treating people who had fainted.
Others in Syria said they had immediate flashbacks to 2023, when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 50,000 - mostly in Turkey but with thousands also perishing in northern Syria. The quake also left widespread destruction in both countries.
At least 25 people sustained minor to moderate injuries due to stampeding following the earthquake, the Syrian city of Hama's Health Director Maher Younis said early on Tuesday.
"It was the same sound, as if it was coming out of the earth," said Umm Hamzah, a resident of the Syrian capital Damascus. "I got dizzy just like last time, but the scare was worse because I knew what happened the previous quake."
The Syrian civil defense operating in the northern opposition-held areas of the war-torn country said they had deployed to several areas to respond to any prospective emergency, but had not received reports of any damage thus far.
Jordan's state news agency reported a 3.9 magnitude aftershock less than an hour after the initial quake.
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