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Epicenter in Morocco, September 8, 2023. Source: US Geological Survey USDS

The earthquake in Morocco: since the 19th century, strong earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher have not been recorded in the area

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Earthquakes of this magnitude in the region are rare but not unexpected. Since 1900 there have been 9 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher within 500 km of the current earthquake location but none of them were magnitude 6 or higher
A building destroyed by an earthquake. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To know the "nucleation point" to predict earthquakes

The findings, according to the research leaders, PhD student Shahar Gebirtzman and Prof. Jay Feinberg from the Rakah Institute of Physics, are the beginning of the answer to the question regarding the existence of earthquakes of different intensities that originate from identical tectonic plates. The research was published in the prestigious journal Nature Physics
The ruins of Beit Shan, as a result of the earthquake in 749 AD. Photo: shutterstock

"The Syrian-African rift segment in the Kinneret area was quiet for 1,200 years and woke up recently"

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Map of the Earth's crust and plates in the Atlantic Ocean region Figure: Elliott Lim and Jesse Werner, CIRES & NOAA / NGDC

Europe will connect with North America in 220 million years

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The 15 strongest earthquakes since 1900 until April 2012 - not including the earthquake of April 11, 2012 with a magnitude of 8.7. Source: US Geological Survey

US Geological Survey: 15 earthquakes over magnitude 8.5 in the last 110 years

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Interstate 880 Oakland, California, after the 1989 earthquake. From Wikipedia

The noise before the storm

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Fukushima nuclear reactor, Japan, 2007. From Wikimedia Commons

Fukushima - a snapshot

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Earth Day NASA version: The five most interesting pictures of the Earth in the last year

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Sinkhole in the Dead Sea. Photographed by Eliezer Schwartz, Jerusalem. From: Wikipedia

Comprehensive scientific drilling in the Dead Sea

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Interstate 880 Oakland, California, after the 1989 earthquake. From Wikipedia

Research earthquake: Researchers from the Hebrew University offer a way to predict the severity of earthquakes

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Location of the earthquake in Chile. 27 February 2010. Image: US Geological Survey USGS

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile. Updates

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Downtown Port-au-Prince after the earthquake, January 2010. Photo: the GEOEYE satellite in the Google Earth service

Haiti - Anatomy of a pre-known story

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Satellite images of the results of the earthquake in China

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"If we do nothing, a national disaster will occur"

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An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Israel

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An earthquake originating in Lebanon was also felt in Israel, Syria and Jordan. In Israel, the earthquake was felt around 12:30

Researchers from Tel Aviv University predict a severe earthquake in our region

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Expect damage in a devastating earthquake

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A lake suddenly disappears in Chile

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When will the next earthquake occur?

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"The earth is still vibrating from the earthquake"

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Respect for nature

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The minnows were washed away, and even today it can happen

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