NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION: NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION


LIKELIHOOD OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION: LIKELIHOOD OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION THE SEISMICITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR OVER 2000 YEARS MANY IMPORTANT CITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKES THE NEXT DISASTER IS NOT A QUESTION OF “IF,” BUT “WHEN”


2150 BC EARTHQUAKE: 2150 BC EARTHQUAKE EVENT 2150 BC CONSEQUENCES SODOM AND GOMORRAH DESTROYED


525 BC EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: 525 BC EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EVENT 525 BC COASTAL LEBANON CONSEQUENCES TYRE DESTROYED BY TSUNAMI


140 BC EARTHQUAKE: 140 BC EARTHQUAKE EVENT 140 BC COASTAL LEBANON CONSEQUENCES TSUNAMI STRIKES TYRE


31 BC EARTHQUAKE: 31 BC EARTHQUAKE EVENT 31 BC AT LEAST MAGNITUDE 7 JORDAN VALLEY CONSEQUENCES ONE OF THE LARGEST SHOCKS IN 2000 YEARS


DECEMBER 3M 115 AD EARTHQUAKE: DECEMBER 3M 115 AD EARTHQUAKE EVENT DECEMBER 3, 115 AD LEVANTINE COAST CONSEQUENCES ANTIOCH DEVASTATED


306 AD EARTHQUAKE: 306 AD EARTHQUAKE EVENT 306 AD LEVANTINE COAST CONSEQUENCES TSUNAMI


349 AD EARTHQUAKE: 349 AD EARTHQUAKE EVENT 349 AD COASTAL LEBANON CONSEQUENCES MOST OF BEIRUT DESTROYED


AUGUST 21-22, 502 AD EARTHQUAKES: AUGUST 21-22, 502 AD EARTHQUAKES EVENT AUGUST 21-22, 502 AD COASTAL LEBANON CONSEQUENCES DAMAGE FROM TYRE TO ALEPPO


JULY 6, 551 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: JULY 6, 551 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EVENT JULY 6, 551 AD COASTAL LEBANON MAY BE LARGEST MAGNITUDE EVENT IN LEVANT CONSEQUENCES TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF BEIRUT AND A LARGE AREA TSUNAMI TECTONIC DEFORMATION


JUNE 658 AD EARTHQUAKE: JUNE 658 AD EARTHQUAKE EVENT JUNE 658 AD SYRIA-PALESTINE CONSEQUENCES DEVASTATION EVERYWHERE


JANUARY 18, 746 AD EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: JANUARY 18, 746 AD EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EVENT JANUARY 18, 746 AD M7.3 JORDAN VALLEY CONSEQUENCES HEAVY DAMAGE IN VALLEY TSUNAMI


OCTOBER 881 AD EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: OCTOBER 881 AD EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EVENT OCTOBER 881 AD LEVANTINE COAST CONSEQUENCES TSUNAMI AT ACRE


MAY 1053 AD EARTHQUAKE: MAY 1053 AD EARTHQUAKE EVENT MAY 1063 AD COASTAL LEBANON CONSEQUENCES ARQA DESTROYED AND ABANDONED


AUGUST 15, 1157 EARTHQUAKE: AUGUST 15, 1157 EARTHQUAKE EVENT AUGUST 15, 1157 MAGNITUDE 7 PLUS BEKAA VALLEY CONSEQUENCES DEAD SEA RIFT ZONE DAMASCUS DESTROYED


JUNE 29, 1170 EARTHQUAKE: JUNE 29, 1170 EARTHQUAKE EVENT JUNE 29, 1170 AD MAGNITUDE 7 PLUS BEKAA VALLEY CONSEQUENCES DEAD SEA RIFT ZONE


JUNE-JULY 1201 EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS: JUNE-JULY 1201 EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS EVENT JUNE AND JULY, 1201 LEVANTIAN COAST CONSEQUENCES SEISMIC SWARM DESTRUCTION IN CYRPRUS, SYRIA, AND PALESTINE TSUNAMIS


MAY 20, 1202 EARTHQUAKE: MAY 20, 1202 EARTHQUAKE EVENT MAY 20, 1202 MAGNITUDE 7.5 BEKAA VALLEY CONSEQUENCES DEAD SEA RIFT ZONE TRIPOLI, HOMS, AND BA’ALBEK DESTROYED


AUGUST 8, 1303 EARTHQUAKE: AUGUST 8, 1303 EARTHQUAKE EVENT AUGUST 8, 1303 EGYPT CONSEQUENCES DAMAGE IN CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA


DECEMBER 1403 - JANUARY 1404 EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS: DECEMBER 1403 - JANUARY 1404 EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS EVENT DECEMBER 1403-JANUARY 1404 LEVANTINE COAST CONSEQUENCES TSUNAMI


SEPTEMBER 19, 1509 EARTHQUAKES: SEPTEMBER 19, 1509 EARTHQUAKES EVENT SEPTEMBER 10, 1509 MARMARA SEA CONSEQUENCES ISTANBUL DESTROYED


JULY 21, 1752 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: JULY 21, 1752 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI EVENT JULY 21, 1752 LEVANTINE COAST CONSEQUENCES TSUNAMIS


NOVEMBER 25, 1759 BEKAA VALLEY EARTHQUAKE: NOVEMBER 25, 1759 BEKAA VALLEY EARTHQUAKE EVENT NOVEMBER 25, 1759 MAGNITUDE 7.4 BEKAA VALLEY CONSEQUENCES DEAD SEA RIFT ZONE BEIRUT AND DAMASCUS DEVASTATED 30,000 DEAD


AUGUST 13, 1882 EARTHQUAKE: AUGUST 13, 1882 EARTHQUAKE EVENT AUGUST 13, 1822 ALEPPO, SYRIA CONSEQUENCES 20,000 KILLED 17,000 HOUSES DESTROYED


JANUARY 1, 1837 EARTHQUAKE: JANUARY 1, 1837 EARTHQUAKE EVENT JANUARY 1, 1837 TIBNIN, JORDAN CONSEQUENCES 4,000 KILLED


DECEMBER 12, 1856 EARTHQUAKE: DECEMBER 12, 1856 EARTHQUAKE EVENT DECEMBER 12, 1856 JORDAN VALLEY CONSEQUENCES TIBERIAS DESTROYED TSUNAMIS


JULY 11, 1927 EARTHQUAKE: JULY 11, 1927 EARTHQUAKE EVENT JULY 11, 1927 MAGNITUDE 7.2 JORDAN VALLEY CONSEQUENCES JERUSALEM AND AMMAN DAMAGED 340 DEAD MANY HOUSES DAMAGED


DECEMBER 26, 1939 ERZINCAN-REFAHIYE EARTHQUAKE: DECEMBER 26, 1939 ERZINCAN-REFAHIYE EARTHQUAKE EVENT DECEMBER 26, 1939 MAGNITUDE 8 MANY AFTERSHOCKS ERZINCAN-REFAHIYE, TURKEY CONSEQUENCES NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE 43,000 KILLED 76,000 INJURED 200,000 HOUSES DESTROYED


MARCH 6, 1952 EARTHQUAKE: MARCH 6, 1952 EARTHQUAKE EVENT MARCH 16, 1952 MAGNITUDE 6 COASTAL LEBANON, 50 KM SOUTH OF BEIRUT CONSEQUENCES 136 DEAD 6.000 HOUSES DESTROYED


OCTOBER 10, 1980 EL ASNAM EARTHQUAQKE: OCTOBER 10, 1980 EL ASNAM EARTHQUAQKE EL ASNAM , ALGERIA EARTHQUAKE OCTOBER 10, 1980 2,500 DEATHS 300,000 HOMELESS > $ 4 BILLION IN LOSSES (10 % OF ALGERIA’S GDP)


DECEMBER 13, 1982 DAHMAR EARTHQUAKE: DECEMBER 13, 1982 DAHMAR EARTHQUAKE EVENT DECEMBER 13, 1982 MAGNITUDE 6 DAHMAR, YEMEN CONSEQUENCES 15,000 KILLED OR INJURED 500,000 HOMELESS AND DISPLACED


MARCH 13, 1992 ERZINCAN EARTHQUAKE: MARCH 13, 1992 ERZINCAN EARTHQUAKE EVENT MARCH 13, 1992 MAGNITUDE 7.1 ERZINCAN, TURKEY CONSEQUENCES NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE 653 DEAD 3,850 INJURED 50,000 HOMELESS


OCTOBER 12, 1992 DAHSHOUR EARTHQUAKE: OCTOBER 12, 1992 DAHSHOUR EARTHQUAKE EVENT OCTOBER 12, 1992 MAGNITUDE 5.9 DAHSHOUR, EGYPT CONSEQUENCES 7,000 KILLED OR INJURED 1,000 SCHOOLS DAMAGED


NOVEMBER 23, 1995 GULF OF AQABA EVENT: NOVEMBER 23, 1995 GULF OF AQABA EVENT EVENT NOVEMBER 23, 1995 MAGNITUDE 7.5 GULF OF AQABA CONSEQUENCS DAMAGE TO BUILDNGS IN BORDER REGIONS OF JORDAN, EGYPT, ISRAEL, AND SAUDI ARABIA CONSIDERED A “WAKE UP CALL”


AUGUST 17, 1999 KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE: AUGUST 17, 1999 KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE EVENT 3:02 AM AUGUST 17, 1999 MAGNITUDE 7.4 KOCAELI, TURKEY INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND AND 12,500 SQUARE KM IMPACTED CONSEQUENCES NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE 17,127 KILLED 43,953 INJURED 250,000 HOMELESS ECONOMIC LOSSES IN BILLIONS


KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE: KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND DEVASTATED OIL REFINERY AUTO PLANT 30,500 BUSINESSES AFFECTED ECONOMIC LOSSES IN THE BILLIONS


IMPACT AREA OF KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE : IMPACT AREA OF KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE


NOVEMBER 12, 1999 DUZCE EARTHQUAKE: NOVEMBER 12, 1999 DUZCE EARTHQUAKE EVENT 6:57 PM NOVEMBER 12, 1999 MAGNITUDE 7.2 DUZCE, TURKEY, 185 KM EAST OF ISTANBUL CONSEQUENCES NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE 500 DEAD 3,000 INJURED TRANS-EUROPEAN MOTORWAY DAMAGED


FUTURE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY : FUTURE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY THE SEISMICITY IN TURKEY AND THE MIDDLE EAST IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS IS THAT EARTHQUAKE EPICENTERS ARE MIGRATING TOWARDS ISTANBUL