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פינוי תושבי סנטוריני למעבורת שתפליג ליוון

Over 2,000 earthquakes rock Santorini in one week

Greek island sees unusual seismic activity, prompting safety precautions and raising concerns about potential landslides; experts reassure seismic activity tectonic, not volcanic, and remains within manageable limits, with no immediate cause for alarm

Yogev Israeli | 02.08.25

Greek resort island Santorini on alert after dozens of earthquakes

Greece closes schools at Santorini and bans gatherings in enclosed spaces following a series of earthquakes in the area, the strongest of which clocked in at 4.6

News agencies | 02.02.25

Death toll nears 100 and rising, in powerful Tibet quake

magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities and 50 miles from Mount Everest; tremors felt in Nepal;

Reuters | 01.07.25

Massive Israeli airstrikes on Syria reportedly trigger earthquake

Jets target weapons storage facilities housing surface-to-surface missiles, among other assets, Hezbollah-affiliated media reports; overnight strikes hit locations in Aleppo, Hama and Tartus

Lior Ben Ari | 12.16.24

טורקיה אישה עומדת על הריסות מחוז הטאי בתקווה למצוא קרובי משפחה רעידת אדמה

Study explains why earthquakes in Turkey not felt in Israel

Seismic study reveals Dead Sea Fault and East Anatolian Fault are not tectonically linked, contrary to popular belief altering the understanding of seismic risk in the region

ynet correspondents | 11.26.24

IDF detonates 400 tons of explosives in Hezbollah bunker, rocking northern Israel

Built over 15 years, site larger than similar Gaza facilities and held supplies and weaponry to support two battalions; some launch bases may still be undiscovered

Yoav Zitun | 10.26.24

Explosions in Lebanon prompt false earthquake alerts in northern Israel

Shortly after IAF jets return from Iran, residents all over the north receive a series of alerts on their phones, warning of an impending earthquake; IDF Spokesperson clarifies it was brought on by a series of controlled explosions in southern Lebanon

Ynet correspondents | 10.26.24

Russian seismologists predict 'monster' 9 Richter magnitude earthquake

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Kamchatka Saturday, with epicenter located in Pacific Ocean, approximately 108 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of around 6 km

Ynetnews | 08.19.24

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria border, GFZ says

Quake felt in Israel as well as resident of Ramat Gan high-rise describes, calling her home shaking a scary experience; another Israeli living in a high floor says his dog was first to notice something was wrong

08.16.24

Earthquake felt in southern Israel, Jerusalem: 'Furniture moved, book fell off shelf'

Geological Survey of Israel recorded a magnitude 3.7 earthquake in Dead Sea region that was felt in Jerusalem, as well as Beer Sheva, Dimona, Eilat and Beit Shemesh

Roni Green Shaulov | 07.22.24

Israeli medical clowns bring joy to Taiwanese children

Members of "Dream Doctors" invited by the Taiwanese government, assist victims of the earthquake that struck the Island nation earlier in the year

Itamar Eichner | 06.01.24

Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following the earthquake

Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, four deaths reported

Taiwan's government says 4 died, 50 injured in the sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien following the 7.2 magnitude tremor

Reuters | 04.03.24

הרי ברברטון מקונג'ווה, על חגורת ברברטון גרינסטון, שם התגלו עדויות לרעידות האדמה המוקדמות ביותר על כדור הארץ

Geologists find evidence of oldest earthquake on Earth

Experts identify tectonic shifts that took place billions of years ago claim location was likely the place where life first began to evolve

Yogev Israeli | 03.19.24

A 3.8-earthquake jolts northern Israel

Tremors felt from Tiberias and Karmiel in the Galilee to Hod Hasharon and Modi'in, with no damage reported

Israel Moskowitz, Yair Kraus | 03.13.24

Israeli expert presents lecture in Morocco about injuries due to earthquakes

Professor Avi Rivkind of Hadassah, who lit a torch at the national Independence Day ceremony last year, was invited to a conference in Marrakesh and lectured on injuries following an earthquake; 'I didn't get the impression that they regretted refusing aid offers,' he said

Ynet | 10.03.23