Takeoffs were temporarily suspended at Israel’s Ramon Airport on Wednesday after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake was felt in the southern city of Eilat and surrounding areas, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
The tremor prompted authorities to instruct residents to move to open spaces as a precautionary measure.
According to KAN, airport authorities temporarily halted departing flights following the earthquake.
No injuries or property damage were reported in the immediate aftermath of the tremor.
There was no immediate information on how many flights were affected or when normal takeoff operations would resume.