Archaeoseismic evidence reported by Levy et al. (2012: 430–435) at Khirbat Ḥamrat Ifdān (KHI) points to a catastrophic earthquake around 2300 BCE that struck the site after its primary Early Bronze III occupation in Stratum III and before the Early Bronze IV phase in Stratum IV. The most compelling indicator of this event is the large-scale structural collapse that abruptly sealed more than seventy rooms, courtyards, and industrial spaces associated with copper production. Architectural remains were buried in situ beneath thick mud-brick collapse, preserving installations, tools, and working surfaces with exceptional integrity. This sudden sealing created a clear stratigraphic horizon that sharply separates the EB III occupation from later activity, producing what excavators describe as a "Pompeii effect," unparalleled for Early Bronze Age metallurgy in the southern Levant.