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OneDay volunteers from the Hefer Valley in central Israel during training to become emergency rescue workers. (Courtesy, OneDay)
June 16, 2026, 6:14 am
Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming
With country 99 years into century-long cycle but still well behind on reinforcing structures, social org prepares civilian teams to dig through rubble of thousands of buildings predicted to collapse in temblor
By Sue Surkes
Salt formations on the southern coast of the Dead Sea, with the abandoned P88 pumping station in the background, and Masada on the horizon, May 28, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 21, 2024, 12:34 pm
Geologists press Dead Sea Works to prevent creation of salt mountain ‘as tall as Masada’
Company said examining alternatives for disposal of mineral extraction byproduct as state’s Geological Survey pins hopes on developing beauty spot for new tourism plan
By Sue Surkes
A photo showing the areas of the ancient hand axes that were removed for chemical analysis. (courtesy Tel Aviv University)
July 19, 2023, 10:28 pm
Chip off the ol’ block: AI pinpoints source of rocks for 750,000-year-old tools
New tech allows archaeologists to match unique chemical composition between axes and the geographic area where they were created, proving Homo Erectus organized complex expeditions
By Melanie Lidman
EMSC initial image of minor earthquake felt in Israel, February 8, 2023 (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
February 8, 2023, 7:10 pm
2 more minor quakes rattle Israel, bringing number of tremors felt in past day to 3
Earthquake detection system seen working on live TV as top scientist at Geological Survey gives interview on initial tremor
By ToI Staff
Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF, Israel Police and Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake at the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 13, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 5:13 pm
Senior geologist says Israel needs to prepare for major quake ‘in our lifetime’
Amir Sagy of Geological Survey of Israel warns country is overdue for a ‘medium or major’ earthquake, adds events in Turkey and Syria need to be a warning
By ToI Staff
A map of earthquake detection seismometers on a screen in the earthquake situation room of the Israel Geological Survey in Jerusalem, February 6, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
February 6, 2023, 5:02 pm
No sign of impending major earthquake in Israel, but issue hard to predict — experts
No abnormal seismic activity in Israel amid Turkey, Syria quakes but Geological Survey head can’t be definitive: ‘All the tectonic plates touch one another, but systems so complex’
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A researcher shows seismograph sensor readings from an earthquake in Mexico, on July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
May 1, 2022, 2:07 pm
Small earthquake rattles northern Israel
No reports of injuries or damage in the latest in a string of tremors felt over the past months
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- An official looks a seismograph at an observation post near a recent volcanic eruption in Carita, Indonesia, Dec. 27, 2018 (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
February 16, 2022, 9:07 am
Two minor earthquakes rattle northern Israel within hours
No reports of injuries or damage in latest in a string of tremors felt over past month
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A researcher shows seismograph sensor readings from an earthquake in Mexico, on July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
February 15, 2022, 10:43 pm
Minor earthquake jars northern Israel, Jordan
No reports of injuries or damage in 3.5-magnitude tremor, latest to be felt in country over past month; Home Front Command says early warning not deployed because no danger
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of the 1927 earthquake in Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock in the background. (photo credit: public domain via Library of Congress)
February 8, 2022, 3:00 am
Israel gets new earthquake warning system, sends alert within seconds of 1st tremor
TRUAA system, trialed since 2014 at Geological Survey of Israel, linked to Home Front Command late last month so that early earthquake warnings can be relayed to public
By Sue Surkes
Hotels along the beach in the resort city of Eilat, October 21, 2015. (Moshe Shai/ FLASH90)
December 15, 2020, 5:50 am
Minor earthquake hits near Eilat; no damage or injuries
3.8-magnitude tremblor located in Jordan, 12 miles northeast of Israeli Red Sea resort town
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of sand dunes in the Arava region of southern Israel, near the Red Sea city of Eilat, on August 30, 2019. (Mila Aviv/Flash90)
April 10, 2020, 10:14 pm
Small earthquake felt in southern Israel
No reports of injuries or damage from 3.6 magnitude tremor in Arava, which comes just days after a minor quake was recorded around Eilat
By ToI Staff
Israel's 'answer to the Grand Canyon.' The 'secret river' by the Dead Sea 'discovered' by Kan TV, January 2020. (Kan TV screenshot)
January 26, 2020, 7:32 pm
The strange tale of a toxic effluent channel hailed as a great, ‘secret’ river
Following TV visit to Dead Sea gorge carved out by briny waste from Dead Sea factories, call is issued for works there to stop, site to be opened to public
By Sue Surkes
Damage caused to houses in the city of Tiberias in northern Israel after earthquakes shook the area, on July 9, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
July 10, 2018, 2:08 pm
State to invest billions in reinforcing buildings amid quake fears – report
In meeting with local council heads, Finance Minister Kahlon promises widespread program will be approved by ministers next week
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Damage caused to houses in the city of Tiberias in northern Israel after earthquakes shook the area, July 9, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90, File)
July 9, 2018, 10:23 pm
New earthquake hits northern Israel, as cracks in readiness exposed
More than 40 tremors rattle Sea of Galilee region in last several days; just 53 of 1,600 schools at risk of collapse have been reinforced, according to report
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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