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.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.
U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 14, 2026

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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

"Immediately go out into the open," the Home Front Command advised those in the area. "If not possible, enter [a] protected room or stairwell."

|BySAM HALPERN
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

According to Ynet, the quake was primarily felt in Haifa, Afula, and Nazareth.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YOAV ETIEL

IDF aid planes land in Nepal, rescue teams to begin searches, set up field hospital

In addition to 260 soldiers who will take part in the search and rescue effort, 95 tons of medical supplies will be used to set up a field hospital to treat those injured in the disaster.

APRIL 28, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
IDF rescue team in Nepal

Tremors, aftershocks, strike India and Nepal sparking fears of further deterioration

The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.

APRIL 26, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS
People sit with their belongings outside a damaged temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square after a major earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2015.