Minor earthquake felt across Israel, none hurt

A minor earthquake was felt throughout Israel at approximately 11:20 a.m. Tuesday.The quake, which lasted only a few seconds, was measured at 4.2 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was in the Dead Sea, Israel Radio reported. There were no reports of injured or damage."The whole house shook. Some things fell from their place," a caller told Israel Radio.A Magen David Adom ambulance driver who was in the northern Dead Sea area when the earthquake took place said that the quake had not been felt too strongly, even near its epicenter. "I was on shift with the ambulance. At first there was a small quake and then a larger quake came. It wasn't very strong but it was enough to be a bit frightening," he said.The last substantial earthquake in the area occurred in February 2004, and was measured at 5.2 on the Richter scale.Tel Aviv University scientists recently said that a major earthquake in the region was long overdue.The university's Dr. Shmuel Marco noted that the Syrian-African Rift is a high-risk location for earthquakes."If we examine the records of the Kinneret and the Dead Sea over the last two millennia, there were relatively many strong earthquakes during the first 1,000 years and few during the next 1,000," he said."We have not had any strong ones since 1033, which means another one is long due. It's impossible to know when it will strike, just like you can't predict road accidents."

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