Professor Amotz Agnon, a geology and geophysics expert working at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, believes a major earthquake in the near future could kill thousands.
Speaking in an interview with Army Radio, Agnon said that a strong earthquake in Israel could "lead to thousands of deaths.
From experience, we know that everything depends on the time of day an earthquake occurs. The cities of Safed, Tiberias, Kiryat Shemona, Beit Shean and Eilat, unfortunately, are all built above the Syrian-African fault-line."
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Expert-Major-earthquake-could-be-catastrophic-329302
21/10/13
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M 3.5 - DEAD SEA REGION - 2013-10-20 12:54:05 UTC......local time: 14:54....31 km NE of Nazareth, Israel
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M 3.3 - DEAD SEA REGION - 2013-10-22 05:40:49 UTC....local time: 07:40......7 km NE of Tiberias, Israel ....
ReplyDeleteMagnitude MD 3.3
Region DEAD SEA REGION
Date time 2013-10-22 05:40:49.9 UTC
Location 32.85 N ; 35.56 E
Depth 2 km
Distances 100 km SW of Damascus, Syria / pop: 1,569,394 / local time: 07:40:49.9 2013-10-22
30 km NE of Nazareth, Israel / pop: 64,800 / local time: 07:40:49.9 2013-10-22
7 km NE of Tiberias, Israel / pop: 39,790 / local time: 07:40:49.9 2013-10-22
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Geophysical Institute of Israel, Seismology Division -- Tel Aviv, Israel (GII)
22/10/13
3.3 magnitude earthquake hits North; fifth tremor in area in last week...
ReplyDeleteA 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Israel's North on Tuesday morning, the fifth tremor to hit the area in the last week.
No injuries or damage were reported in the earthquake.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/33-magnitude-earthquake-hits-North-fifth-tremor-in-area-in-last-week-329396
22/10/13
After minor tremors, IDF reissues earthquake instructions...
ReplyDeleteGovernment and army refresh preparations; Home Front Command says Israel will eventually experience major quake.
Though it is impossible to predict when, “there is no question that an earthquake will hit Israel,” the guide read.
Still, the IDF stressed, there is no reason for panic. “There are no extraordinary activities in the command in the wake of the recent quakes,” the report stated.
The instructions covered building construction, preparing one’s residence, conducting family drills, and stocking up on emergency supplies. The guide also included instructions on what to do in certain specific situations. Those on a visit to the beach, for example, were instructed to travel at least a kilometer inland to escape the risk of tsunamis.
The IDF noted that the Home Front Command’s Search and Rescue unit concluded its annual exercise last week.
“We are very hopeful that in the real trial, we will be able to do our work in the best possible way,” the commander of the Search and Rescue Unit said. “We are in very close contact with the governmental Committee for Earthquake Preparedness, whom we met with today, and with the other bodies who will be called upon in an emergency.”
On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special ministerial meeting to discuss national preparedness in case of a major quake and “refresh” procedures for coping with a quake.
Netanyahu ordered the Home Front Command to make sure citizens knew what to do in the event of a quake, and ministers also decided to arrange earthquake preparedness drills in the north of the country, where this week’s tremors were centered.
Two tremors Sunday took place in the Sea of Galilee area, and numerous buildings in the area’s main city, Tiberias, sustained minor damage.
Tiberias city engineer Moti Lavie said “hundreds of buildings” in the city predate rules in force since 1980 on building to minimize likely earthquake damage, and that “they are likely to collapse” in the event of a quake registering 5 or over on the Richter scale. Nationwide, an estimated 100,000 buildings are not properly constructed to withstand quake damage, Channel 2 news reported Monday......http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-minor-tremors-idf-reissues-earthquake-instructions/
22/10/13