Jericho earthquake in 1927
| Jericho earthquake in 1927 | |||
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| date | July 11, 1927 | ||
| Time | 15:08 | ||
| Magnitude | 6.3 M S | ||
| depth | 33 km | ||
| epicenter | 31 ° 55 '15 " N , 35 ° 37' 43" E | ||
| country |
Palestine Transjordan |
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| dead | about 500 | ||
The Jericho earthquake hit Palestine and Transjordan on July 11, 1927 at 3:08 pm local time. The epicenter was north of the Dead Sea in the Jordan Trench . As a result, there was great destruction in the cities of Jerusalem , Jericho , Ramallah , Tiberias and Nablus and around 500 people were killed.
During the quake, the western plate shifted to the south and the eastern plate to the north, within a very short time by around 50 cm against each other.
Destruction in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem
Destruction on the Mount of Olives
The destroyed Winter Palace Hotel in Jericho
The tower of the Church of the Assumption in Jerusalem had to be shortened by approx. 10 m after the earthquake.
The grave of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher had to be secured with iron until its renovation in March 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ DH Kallner-Amiran: A Revised Earthquake Catalog of Palestine . Retrieved October 19, 2018.
literature
- Götz Schneider: Earthquake. An introduction for geoscientists and civil engineers. Elsevier, Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-8274-1525-X .
