The Galilee earthquake of 1837, often called the Safed earthquake, was a devastating earthquake that shook the Galilee on January 1, 1837. [2]
[edit] Impact
- Lubya: The American scholar Edward Robinson, who passed through the village in 1838 noted that it had suffered greatly from the earthquake the preceding year, with 143 villagers reported dead.[3]
- Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well) collapsed and since then has not been mentioned as a source of water.[4]
- Safad: the earthquake killed 2,158 inhabitants, of which 1,507 were Ottoman subjects, Muslim or Jewish. The north, Jewish section of the town was almost entirely destroyed, while the south, Moslem section suffered far less damage.[2]
- Beirut: The shock was comparatively slight in Beirut, many houses were damaged and others completely destroyed.[5]
- Jish: Every house in the village and the local church had been destroyed. In the latter, 135 people were killed.[5]
- Tiberias: Heavy damage was sustained and 600 people were killed in the town.[5]
- Other villages affected include Shajara, Kafr Kanna, and Reineh.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sbeinati, M.R., Darawcheh, R. & Mouty, M. 2005. The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D. Annals of Geophysics, 48, 347-435.
- ^ a b "The earthquake of 1 January 1837 in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel" by N. N. Ambraseys, in Annali di Geofisica, Aug. 1997, p.933,
- ^ Robinson, 1841, p. 238
- ^ MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE Report HYDRO/5/78 - Jerusalem - June 1978, Damage Caused By Landslides During the Earthquakes of 1837 and 1927 in the Galilee Region, By D. Wachs and D. Levitteearthquake of 1837
- ^ a b c d Thomson, W.M. (1837). The Land and the Book. pp.277-280
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