A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Lebanon Thursday night, attributed to Israel's use of approximately 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy a tunnel network on the Ali Taher Ridge, according to The Zioneer.
Thursday night's 4.1-magnitude earthquake that shook parts of Lebanon was triggered by the IDF's demolition of a Hezbollah tunnel network on the strategic Ali Taher Ridge, using approximately 1,100 tons of explosives. The US Geological Survey confirmed the seismic event at 22:38 Jerusalem Thursday evening.
The Zioneer reported at 21:18 Jerusalem Thursday that the IDF had begun demolishing the ridge, followed by official footage and new details: eight tunnel routes totaling over 5.4 kilometers were destroyed with 1,100 tons of explosives—the largest dismantlement of Hezbollah's underground infrastructure to date. The operation escalated from an earlier July 31 demolition on the nearby Beaufort Ridge, where 700 tons of explosives produced a 3.8-magnitude quake.
The Ali Taher Ridge served as Hezbollah's primary command center for its Badr unit in southern Lebanon. Its destruction is part of sustained Israeli counter-terror operations to neutralize the group's subterranean assets following repeated ceasefire violations. As The Zioneer has documented, the ridge was a focal point of months of Israeli strikes and ground operations.
No immediate reports of casualties emerged from the blast. The broader impact on Hezbollah's remaining tunnel network in the region remains unclear.
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