On Earthquake Preparedness in Israel

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On Earthquake

Preparedness in Israel

Dr. Avi Shapira

Chairman of the Steering Committee

Ministry of National InfrastructuresNational Earthquake Preparedness Committee


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Ministry of National Infrastructures

National Earthquake Preparedness Committee

HISTORICAL EVIDENCEIn the sparsely populated Levant region,the disasters following earthquakes killed

thousands of people.All the towns and cities in the regionsuffered heavy destruction at least once.

The towns on the coast haveexperienced Tsunamis.


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Jan. 1837The Roam fault. Magnitude 6.5-7.0. About

7000 victims. Total destruction in the Galilee especiallyZaffed, Tiberias, Acre, Nablus, Nazareth and Zur.

Oct. 1759The Baka Valley, M>6.5. More than 3000

victims in the towns and villages of Lebanon, the Galileeand the Damascus region. Tsunami in Acre.

Jan. 1546Jordan Valley. M>6. Hundreds killed in

Nablus, Jericho, Jerusalem, Hebron, Gaza, Ramla, Jaffa.

Tsunami in Jaffas port.

May 1202Hula valley, M>=7, More than 30000 people

killed and heavy damages in the populated areas of the

Levant.


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1837 1759

749

1927

1068

1202

363

Bet Shean 749


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Ministry of National

Infrastructures

National Earthquake

Preparedness Committee

Instrumental Seismicity1900-2007


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In 1999, following the earthquake catastrophe in Turkey, TheIsraeli government formed a Ministerial Cabinet and theinterministerial earthquake preparedness committee;

Advisory body to the ministerial cabinet.

Steering committee and coordinator of governmentministries to improve the level of earthquake preparednessof the state of Israel.

Professional advisor to the emergency responseorganizations and the National Emergency ManagementAgency (NEMA) of the Ministry of Defense.


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Seismic hazard and risk assessments.

Codes and regulations for new buildings and constructions.

Strengthening existing building. (Financial incentives)

Public Awareness.

Training engineers.

Development and implementation of new engineeringtechnologies.

EARTHQUAKES DO NOT KILL ,

BUILDINGS DO !


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FOCUS ONPREVENSION AND

MITIGATIONRATHER THAN ON

RESPONSE


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During the first hours NOBODY will come for help.

Organize the local communities.95% of the survivors are rescued by passing-bypeople. Train people for elementary rescueoperations and medical help.

Aftershocks prevent people from occupying theirhouses - Train engineers to evaluate the safety ofbuildings.

FAIL TO PREPARE ? - PREPARE FOR THEDISASTER !


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Issue guidelinesWe are privileged to have in-houseshelters when we can not get out immediately.

Recently, developing special Seismic Shelters in

classrooms.

Installing Real Time Alarm Systems.

Impose the installation of automatic valves on Gascontainers.

And more .

Damage can be reduced- Casualties mustbe avoided !


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P 6-8 km/sec S 3-4 km/sec

Warning

time

Dangerous

shaking

Propagationtime of P

waves

Ministry of National InfrastructuresNational Earthquake Preparedness Committee

No Prediction but Possible real timewarning


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Jerusalem July 11, 1927

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