Bet Zayda |
unlikely to possible |
≥ 7 |
Wechsler at al. (2014) records event CH4-E6 with a modeled age of 392 BCE – 91 CE. |
Dead Sea - Seismite Types |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dead Sea - Nahal Darga |
possible |
≥ 7 |
Enzel et. al. (2000)
identified a 20 cm. thick seismite in coarse grained lithology in Deformed Unit 8 in Stratigraphic Unit 10 which dated to 450-50 BCE (2400-2000 yrs BP). |
Dead Sea - En Feshka |
<possible |
5.7 - 8.8 |
Kagan et al (2011) identified several seismites from around 250 BCE.
Depth (cm.) |
Thickness (cm.) |
Seismite Type |
Modeled Age (± 1σ) |
Modeled Age (± 2σ) |
Quake Assignment (Kagan) |
Quake Assignment (Williams) |
425 |
2 |
4 |
223 BCE ± 21 |
236 BCE ± 53 |
199 BCE |
~250 BCE Fortress at Arad Quake ? |
428 |
2 |
1 |
232 BCE ± 20 |
247 BCE ± 55 |
not assigned |
~250 BCE Fortress at Arad Quake ? |
438 |
2 |
4 |
263 BCE ± 23 |
279 BCE ± 57 |
not assigned |
~250 BCE Fortress at Arad Quake ? |
447 |
2 |
4 |
294 BCE ± 27 |
308 BCE ± 59 |
331 BCE |
not assigned |
|
Dead Sea - En Gedi |
unlikely |
|
Migowski et. al. (2004) did not date any seismites to the 3rd or 4th centuries BCE. |
Dead Sea - Nahal Ze 'elim |
possible to probable |
8.2 - 8.9 |
At site ZA-2, Kagan et al (2011) observed a 8 cm. thick Type 4 intraclast breccia seismite
at a depth of 552 cm. with modeled ages of 225 BCE ± 35 (1σ) and 225 BCE ± 75 (2σ). Although they assigned it a 199 BCE date,
the ~250 BCE Fortress at Arad Quake is a more likely candidate. |
Araba - Introduction |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Araba - Taybeh Trench |
possible to unlikely |
≥ 7 |
LeFevre et al. (2018) dated Event E7 to 400 BCE ± 120 which seems too old. |
Araba - Qatar Trench |
possible to probable |
≥ 7 |
Although Klinger et. al. (2015) hypothesized that Event E7
dated to 276 BCE ± 63 may have been caused by an earthquake in ~150 BCE or an earlier event , the ~250 BCE
Fortress at Arad Quake is a better fit than
the southern Dead Fish and Soldiers Quake of ~150 BCE. |
Araba - Taba Sabhka Trench |
possible |
≥ 7 |
Although Allison (2013)
suggested that EQ IV, the oldest and most strongly expressed seismic event in the trench, was likely caused by a mid 8th century CE earthquake, when two discarded
radiocarbon samples are included in developing an age-depth relationship, EQ IV appears to have struck earlier - e.g., between 400 and 100 BCE. |
Araba - Shehoret, Roded, and Avrona Alluvial Fan Trenches |
possible |
≥ 7 |
Amit et al (2002) and Zilberman et al (2005)
identified two seismic events whose time window encompasses the ~250 BCE
Fortress at Arad Quake however the error bars for the dating are substantial.
Event |
Date Range |
Comments |
6 |
500 BCE - 500 CE |
|
5 |
1500 BCE - 500 CE |
|
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