Israel earthquake

Floods, Eilat earthquake should push Israel’s next government to fix risks it knows - editorial

Years after the state comptroller flagged weak drainage and unreinforced buildings near the fault line, much of the work remains undone.

A man is seen riding floodwaters on a board following heavy rains outside the moshav of Yinon, southern Israel, January 13, 2026.
 Seismic waves are seen on a screen during a demonstration of an earthquake early warning system which triggers sirens if a nationwide network of 120 seismic monitoring stations detects a strong earthquake, at the Geological Survey of Israel in Jerusalem.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Crete, Greece, GFZ says, felt in central Israel

 Seismic waves are seen on a screen during a demonstration of an earthquake early warning system which triggers sirens if a nationwide network of 120 seismic monitoring stations detects a strong earthquake, at the Geological Survey of Israel in Jerusalem.

Regional quake: 5.2M earthquake hits northern, central Israel and surrounding countries

 A waveform seismograph registers a minor seismic movement at the Institute for Seismologic Research in Magurele, Ilfov, Romania, February 15, 2023.

AI program can predict earthquakes a week in advance - study


Meet Israel's earthquake early warning system

"Even if it’s in the middle of the night, the team leaders are woken up to deal with the emergency. There’s a tremendous amount of responsibility resting on our shoulders."

 THE GEOLOGICAL Survey in action detecting earthquakes.

Earthquake felt throughout Israel, ministry issues guidelines

This quake was also felt in Cyprus and even in Cairo, according to the ESMC, who marked it as a 6.4 magnitude quake.

HOUSES UNDER construction in Har Homa.

Earthquake strikes Greece, felt in Israel

After the earthquake occurred, many Israelis reported that they felt the tremors in various areas of the country, especially in coastal communities.

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4.3 magnitude earthquake felt in Eilat

The Geological Survey of Israel's Seismology Division reported the epicenter of the earthquake as being located south of Eilat in the Red Sea.

A seismograph records volcanic activity in Indonesia's North Sumatra province Sept. 2010

Minor earthquake felt in Israel and surrounding areas

Residents in Cyprus, Jordan and Egypt also reported feeling an earthquake.

A seismograph records volcanic activity in Indonesia's North Sumatra province Sept. 2010

3.7 earthquake hits Sea of Galilee and surrounding area

Dozens of tremors have been felt around northern Israel in recent weeks.

Map of Israeli marks out higher and lower risk areas in face of an earthquake

Comptroller: Israel is not ready for a major earthquake

Experts in the field believe that the occurrence of a strong earthquake is almost certain and that its impact on different regions of the country will be enormous.

Map of Israeli marks out higher and lower risk areas in face of an earthquake

Estimate: 80,000 buildings in danger of collapsing in face of earthquake

Earthquakes are Israel’s biggest security threat, Jackie Levy told the ‘Post.’

Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command stand on rubble as they take part in an earthquake drill in Holon, near Tel Aviv October 21, 2012

Three minor earthquakes hit Israel, serious one only a matter of time

Professor: Israelis should stock up in preparation for big quake.

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Israelis in Japan tell their stories of the Osaka earthquake

"Suddenly, I felt like a ship tossed on a storm at sea."

Water flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 18, 2018.