11.   An earthquake was felt throughout Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

12.   Both earthquakes were felt on the Aegean island.

13.   Punongbayan said the earthquake was widely felt because it occurred close to the seafloor but was not strong enough to generate destructive undersea tsunami waves.

14.   That earthquake was felt from the Pacific Coast all the way to Veracruz, the main port on the Gulf of Mexico.

15.   The earthquake also was felt in a number of other Middle East countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Israel.

16.   The earthquake also was felt in Egypt and Lebanon.

17.   The earthquake also was felt in the neighboring provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman and Semnan, the radio said.

18.   The earthquake was felt across hundreds of miles of Southern California and at least as far away as Yuma, Ariz.

19.   The earthquake was felt as far away as several towns in Chiba prefecture, or state, just east of Tokyo.

20.   The earthquake was felt in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.