Evidence of coseismic ruptures along the Roum fault (Lebanon): a possible source for the AD 1837 earthquake

2006/07/26 by Tony Nemer, Mustapha Meghraoui · 1 voice · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2006.03.038

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Discussions

• 16 March 1956 19:33-19:44 UT M5.2-5.5 earthquake doublet at Roum fault, along Dead Sea Transform zone, hit Shheem, South Lebanon, killing 140 people. That fault might have been the source of the big 1 [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]