Earthquake in Israel

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns

After two recent earthquakes, Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a multi year plan to fortify strategic sites, upgrade warnings, and clarify emergency authority roles.

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.
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People enjoy a sunny day at the beach in the Dead Sea, on June 6, 2025.

Israel's Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt

 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.

Two earthquakes topping 5.9 magnitude hit Cyprus in one day, both felt in northern Israel


Israel needs to make its buildings earthquake-safe - editorial

A national survey of buildings should be undertaken and budgets that were previously approved but never allocated should be spent to prepare for the next massive earthquake.

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

Earthquakes in Israel: 10,000 people could be killed in Beit She’an, says town mayor

Mayor Jacky Levy told Army Radio that he was told in 2005 that if a massive earthquake strikes the Syrian-African fault line, Beit She’an would be particularly damaged.

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

Israel is not ready for the big earthquake to hit - analysis

The country's ambitious TAMA 38 project didn't touch buildings closest to the Great Rift Valley.

 Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, Firefighters, IDF and Israel's Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon,  on December 19, 2019.

Second earthquake in 24 hours felt in northern Israel

The epicenters of both quakes were located slightly south of the Kinneret.

Beit She'an

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Cyprus region, felt in Israel

The earthquake was felt throughout the region, including at multiple locations in Israel.

 People wearing protective masks walk next to a Cypriot flag painted on a wall in capital Nicosia, Cyprus

Israel not prepared for earthquake scenarios

The chances of a large earthquake striking Israel is only a matter of time.

 Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, Firefighters, IDF and Israel's Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon,  on December 19, 2019.

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.

Some 94% of haredim would be unprepared for an earthquake, disaster

The research was sparked by a recent revelation that a bed in the Dead Sea could cause an earthquake large enough to result in thousands of deaths within the coming years.

Damages from 1927 earthquake:  A destroyed house on the Mount of Olives

Israel to be soon hit by a destructive and deadly earthquake, study shows

"It could be in ten years or in several decades, but it could also be next week, and we need to constantly be prepared for that,” the researchers said.

Drilling barge in the Dead Sea, 2010.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake off Turkey's coast felt in Israel

The earthquake sent a tremor through buildings in multiple places across Israel.

Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya, Turkey, August 10, 2020.