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An earthquake victim is brought to Sulaimaniyah Hospital on November 12, 2017, in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. (AFP Photo/ Shwan Mohammed)
November 13, 2017, 6:27 am
Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills more than 140
Rescue work continues overnight, will accelerate during the daytime
By AP
An earthquake victim is brought to Sulaimaniyah Hospital on November 12, 2017, in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. (AFP Photo/ Shwan Mohammed)
November 13, 2017, 1:26 am
Iranians report at least 61 dead, 300 injured from quake
Head of country's medical services says electricity down in several cities as some 35 rescue teams respond to natural disaster
By AP
People stand in the street after feeling aftershocks from an earthquake in Baghdad, Iraq, November 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 12, 2017, 9:40 pm
Israel rattled as 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes northeast Iraq
No injuries or damage reported in Israel as temblors felt in Tel Aviv and across region; at least 61 killed in Iran
By TOI staff and Agencies
Hikers near the Sea of Galilee, Israel's largest freshwater lake (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 2, 2016, 10:30 am
Minor earthquake felt in northern Israel
Epicenter of 3.8 tremor located some 5 km from Sea of Galilee; no injuries or damage reported
By TOI staff
Aerial view of Eilat on October 21, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 29, 2016, 11:19 pm
Sinai Peninsula earthquake tickles Eilat
4.4 Richter Scale tremor causes no injuries or damage to Israel's southernmost resort city
By TOI staff
Rescuers search amid rubble following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, August 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
November 3, 2016, 3:35 am
Emergency Authority: Israel unprepared for major quake
Knesset committee told country must invest more to prepare for a disaster scenario of up to 7,000 deaths, with 170,000 left homeless
By TOI staff
A man reacts to his damaged home after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice, Italy, on August 24, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE)
August 25, 2016, 4:05 pm
Seismic world news buries domestic coverage under the rubble
Thursday's papers give prominence to the devastating Italy earthquake and the geopolitical tremors caused by Turkey's incursion into Syria
By Raoul Wootliff
View of the southern Israeli city of Eilat on April 1, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 16, 2016, 5:45 am
5.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Israel
Epicenter of tremor some 100 kilometers southwest of Eilat; no reports of injuries or damage
By TOI staff
Israeli students participate in the Turning Point 6 earthquake drill at their school in Jerusalem, October 21, 2012. (Oren Nahshon/Flash90)
April 15, 2016, 9:07 am
Minor earthquake rattles southern Israel
Local residents report feeling shaking lasting several seconds; scientists say temblor too small to measure
By TOI staff
The Dead Sea (Oren Nahshon/Flash90)
July 30, 2015, 7:59 am
4.4-magnitude earthquake felt across Israel
With epicenter in Dead Sea, tremor felt as far north as Haifa; no injuries or damage reported
By TOI staff
Israelis participate in a earthquake drill at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on June 20, 2013. (Flash90)
June 27, 2015, 6:56 pm
5.2-magnitude earthquake felt in Israel, Egypt
Epicenter of tremor in southern Sinai; no immediate reports of injuries or damage
By TOI staff
Meir Yakter, alongside Beit Alfa Technologies' riot-control vehicle on June 2, 2015 (Mitch Ginsburg/ Times of Israel)
June 4, 2015, 1:10 pm
At security expo, lethal and life-saving gadgets, and things no one wants to talk about
International exhibit in Tel Aviv showcases everything from palm-sized drones to giant water pouches, bullet-proof tires and, well, bullets
By Mitch Ginsburg
Israeli and American soldiers participate in a joint earthquake drill in Holon on October 21, 2012. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
April 27, 2015, 8:23 am
Eyeing Nepal, experts warn Israel is unprepared for its own Big One
In a high-risk zone with history of terrible tremors, officials say too little done to protect buildings in Israel and PA from expected quake
By Ilan Ben Zion
Mount Arbel, with the Sea of Galilee in the background, northern Israel. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
July 6, 2014, 5:55 am
Northern Israel gently shaken by Lebanon tremor
Earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale felt along Israeli, Syrian borders
By TOI staff
Aerial view of the Israeli coast. Israel was hit by a minor earthquake on Saturday, May 24, 2014. (illustrative photo credit: Courtesy Amos Meron/WikiAir Israel)
May 24, 2014, 2:26 pm
Minor earthquake felt in Israel
Just before temblor beneath the sea rocks Greece and Turkey, Israelis experience 4.1-magnitude quake
By Yifa Yaakov and AP
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