Great earthquakes caused by a crater rubble in past centuries, known

Weather of Arabia - in one of the most prominent geological features of the Middle East and around it, the rubble pit appears as a front for natural events in the region, as this crater is the first geological reason for the most important landmarks in the region, such as the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley, the Bekaa Valley, the Gulf of Aqaba and others Places .

What is the wreck pit?

It is one of the common names for a very large geological fault, reaching a length of more than 6000 km, that passes between western Asia and East Africa, starting from the regions of southern Turkey in the north to Kenya in the south, passing through the Levant, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the depth of the African lands .

Where does the wreck pit pass from?

This great rift passes through the countries of the region digging among themselves a groove that passes on lands of different heights, reaching at its highest point a height of 1170 meters above sea level near the Lebanese city of Baalbek, while the lowest point through which the fault passes on the land is the Dead Sea region, which is located under Sea level is about -421 meters, making it the lowest spot on Earth.

This long crack began to form clearly about 25 million years ago as a result of the movement of the "Arab" tectonic plates from the east and the "African" tectonic plates from the west. These plates move together to the north, but the Arab plate moves more quickly, causing the geological rift between them .

The collapse crater causes earthquakes!

Over time, the areas adjacent to the fissure were subjected to a large series of earthquakes, which although weak in most cases, were at other times enormously devastating, as history and source books recorded a number of these catastrophic earthquakes, including the following :

Beirut earthquake 551

This earthquake occurred on 7-7-511 AD near the city of Beirut in Lebanon. Some modern sources estimated its magnitude at 7.5 on the Richter scale after studying the effects of the historical damage it caused, as the earthquake killed more than 30,000 people at that time, in addition to the formation of waves The tidal wave is a tsunami over large areas of the current Lebanese coast from the location of Tripoli to the site of the city of Tire, noting that historical sources have stated that sea water withdrew about two miles before the tsunami .

The 749 Jordan Valley earthquake :

This earthquake is considered a dark event in the history of the region, as a catastrophic earthquake struck the Jordan Valley on 1-18-749 AD, destroying the entire cities of Tiberias, Bisan, Bella, Tabaqat Fahl, Jerash, Philadelphia, Amman, in addition to many other areas in the Levant that disappeared. From the severity of the destruction that most of the remaining residents left and turned into ruins .

Aleppo earthquake 1138 :

It occurred near the city of Aleppo in northern Syria on October 11, 1138 AD. This earthquake was classified as the fourth most dangerous earthquake in history. The number of victims, as a result, has reached 230,000, and the intensity of the earthquake was recently estimated at 8.5 on the Richter scale .

Syria earthquake in 1202 :

This devastating earthquake occurred on 5-20-1202 in southwestern Syria and its strength was estimated by modern sources at 7.6 on the Richter scale, and some sources reported that the number of victims of this earthquake approached one million people, and the earthquake resulted in a tsunami. Large parts of the coasts of Cyprus and the Levant have been hit .

Lebanon earthquake, 1759 :

It caused a violent earthquake with a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale, killing about 40 thousand people in the area surrounding "Beirut"

The Safed earthquake, 1837 :

A strong earthquake struck the Galilee region on 1-1-1837. The epicenter of the earthquake was located east of Safed, and its intensity was estimated at 6.25 - 6.5 on the Richter scale .

This earthquake completely destroyed the city of Safad and caused damage in many areas in the Galilee, such as Al-Jish, Ain Zaitoun, Tiberias, Lobia and Rayneh. The effects of the earthquake spread to areas relatively far from the epicenter, such as Nablus, in which an entire neighborhood was destroyed and another neighborhood was severely damaged .

The Nablus earthquake, 1927 :

It is a major earthquake that struck the Nablus area on Monday, 7/11/1927, and affected significantly the areas of Palestine and the regions of Transjordan. The intensity of the earthquake reached 6.2 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was determined later near Damia Bridge in the Jordan Valley, 25 kilometers east of Nablus. The earthquake destroyed 300 homes and buildings in the old city of Nablus, including the historic Al-Nasr Mosque and parts of the Al-Salahi Grand Mosque, and its effects can be seen on some The buildings even today are felt areas far from the epicenter like Safed, Galilee and even Lebanon .

All countries in the region, without exception, suffer from a weak infrastructure capable of withstanding strong earthquakes exceeding 7 degrees on the Richter scale, at a time when proper planning or taking this risk into consideration when building buildings is absent .

Despite the seriousness of the rift, it has therapeutic benefits!

Despite the seriousness of this rift on the Levant in terms of causing earthquakes, it has worked on an eruption of hot mineral springs on the eastern side of the fault, especially in Jordan, where hot water originates in the Irbid area (the Jordanian Hummah) and the Ma'in Baths area near the city of Madaba, in addition to the mineral water in Afra baths in Tafila governorate .

This hot mineral water is considered one of the most important components of medical tourism in Jordan due to the fact that this water - which has a temperature of more than 50 ° C - has excellent therapeutic benefits in many cases, including "chronic rheumatic diseases, muscle spasms, back pain, and vascular disease." And veins, and skin diseases, and it also has a role in revitalizing the body in general from nervous and psychological exhaustion and purifying the skin, in addition to treating respiratory diseases by inhaling the steam rising from the water, especially in smokers .