Five minor earthquakes shake northern Israel in the past two days

Five minor earthquakes rocked northern Israel between Wednesday and Thursday, in a skyrocketing seismic activity that focused on Israel's preparedness to potentially more devastating earthquakes in the future

Galilee region in Israel Thursday afternoon, a few hours after two magnitude 3.2 earthquakes struck north of Tiberias for a night at depths of 30 km. about nine kilometers, according to the Geofon Institute of Seismology

. The Richter scale hit the same area Wednesday night, with shocks felt across the country from the Dead Sea to Tel Aviv, as well as in Jordan and Lebanon.

Wednesday morning, another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit four kilometers deep. North Sea of ​​Galilee around 04:50 local time (01:50 GMT), the Israeli Geophysical Institute sai d), with shocks felt in the north of Israel and in the coastal region of Haifa.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incidents.

Israel is located along the Syrian-African fault line Israel and Jordan. It is part of the Great Rift Valley, encompbading the northern region of Syria in Mozambique.

Earthquakes in the region were felt periodically in Israel, but the country largely avoided a major disaster.

The earthquake in Israel dates back to 1927, when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the region, killing 500 people and injuring 700.

The Israeli government began funding preparation for earthquakes in anticipation of a larger earthquake. 19659002] In 2016, disaster specialists warned a parliamentary panel that Israel was not ready to absorb the number of human casualties and the pecuniary damages that a major disaster could cause.

Investigators from Sackler School of Emergency Management The medical school found that the average Israeli is not prepared for a natural disaster either, especially in terms of personal and professional preparation, and the acquisition of essential equipment.