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Ben-Menahem (1979)

Catalog
Earthquake Catalog of Ben-Menahem (1979)

Catalog

Red Sea and its Coasts, 1875-1977

Known Epicenters in Egypt, 1491-1974

Sinai

Negev and the Arava - 1050 B.C. - 1927 A.D.

Major Earthquakes, 6.4 ≤ M ≤ 7.3, during 2300 B.C. - 1980 A.D. on the Dead Sea Fault System

Additional Events 30.8°N - 33.6°N, 6.1 ≤ ML ≤ 6.3

Dead Sea Fault System, 1903-1979, 4.2 ≤ ML, 30.4°N - 32.3°N

Southwest Lebanon, Galilee, and Beth-Shean Valley, 1907-1973

The Beka'a, 130-1302 A.D.

The Levant secondary fault system, 1042 to present

Northern End of the Levant fault system, 184 B.C. - 1872 A.D.

Eastern Turkey, 1840 - 1976

North Anatolian, East Anatolian, Tarsus, Elburz and Zagros Fault Systems

Nile Cone, 320-1870 A.D.

Major Offshore and Coastline Earthquakes 590 B.C. - 1873 A.D.

At Sea, East of Cyprus, 1918-1971

In or near Cyprus, 92 B.C. - 1961 A.D.

Eastern Mediterranean Basin, North of Cyprus, 1911-1979

Near Rhodes and Eastern Dodecanese, 222 B.C. - 1957 A.D.

Crete Area, 365 - 1956 A.D.

References

References

Ben-Menahem, Ari (1979). "Earthquake catalogue for the Middle East (92 B.C. - 1800 A.D.)." Boll. Geofis. Teor. Appl. 21: 245.