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On Earthquake Preparedness in Israel
Dr. Avi Shapira
Chairman of the Steering Committee
Ministry of National InfrastructuresInter-ministerial Steering Committee for
Earthquake Preparedness
The Dead Sea Fault System
סוריה
מון חר
כנרת
כוןתי הים
N
Looking to the west
2000 years ago on the Roman equaduct
Meghraoui et al., 2003Meghraoui et al., 2003
The faultThe fault
TodayToday
14 m
Meghraoui et al., 2003Meghraoui et al., 2003
14 m14 m
1837 1759
746
1927
1068
1202
363
746 ,Sussitta
' מ60
The ATERET The ATERET fortressfortress
Built by the Crusaders in 1179
Marxo, Agnon, Elenblum, 1997
Dead Sea FaultDead Sea Fault
N
Marco et al. 1997
2 m
N
Marco et al. 1997
1927 JerichoNablus
Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat , 22 November 1995, Mw=7.2
Earthquake Epicenters located by the Israeli Seismic
Network (1980-2005)
Ministry of National InfrastructuresInter-ministerial Steering Committee for
Earthquake Preparedness
THERE ARE NO DANGEROUS EARTHQUAKES ONLY DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
THERE ARE NO DANGEROUS EARTHQUAKES ONLY DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
תאוצת הקרקע המירבית
Ministry of National InfrastructuresInter-ministerial Steering Committee for
Earthquake Preparedness
FOCUS ON PREVENSION AND
MITIGATIONRATHER THAN ON
RESPONSE
TEL-AVIV
200000
650000
Life saving: The prime responders to an
Earthquake catastrophe are the Local Authority Local Authority
and the Local PopulationLocal Population
Ministry of National InfrastructuresInter-ministerial Steering Committee for Earthquake
Preparedness
P 6-8 km/sec S 3-4 km/sec
Warning time
Dangerous shaking
Propagation time of P waves
זמן
Ministry of National InfrastructuresInter-ministerial Steering Committee for Earthquake Preparedness
No Prediction but Possible real time warning
Seismicity during 2008
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THANK YOU THANK YOU ! !
Jerusalem, July 11, 1927Jerusalem, July 11, 1927