Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Israel

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: Ynet

Strongest earthquake to rock country in a decade felt from Nahariya in the north down to Beersheba; epicenter near Tyre, Lebanon. It is impossible to predict when strong earthquake will take place, says expert

An earthquake registering 5.3 on the Richter Scale was felt by residents across Israel at 12:36 pm Friday. The trembling lasted for 19 seconds and shook structures in many major towns and cities.

Reports of shaking were received from Nahariya in the north down to Beersheba. Magen David Adom emergency services said there were no reports of injuries, but several people suffered from shock.

The quake's epicenter was located 15 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of the Lebanese town of Tyre, or 70 km (45 miles) northeast of Haifa.


Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3507175,00.html

[Squatch]

1. Mmmmmm...Beersheba

[Behind the Aegis]

4. LOL!

Funny!

[boricua79]

14. hahahahah

that'as great.

[gratuitous]

2. Forgive me, my first thought

My first thought was this would provide the perfect opening to attack Iran.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Why?

[gratuitous]

6. Well, because . . .

This damned administration has just been so hot to attack Iran, I figured just about any pretext would do, even a natural disaster.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Thanks.

I think it would be very ahrd to parler an earthquake into a reason to attack, at least in this day and age.

[nashville_brook]

5. that's about the same magnitude as 2 that hit baja california last week.

whole lotta shakin going on.

[MidwestTransplant]

7. God must be punishing them for their sexual indiscretions and rampant lesbianism.

Glad nobody was hurt.

[nashville_brook]

9. clearly it was an anti-semitic earthquake.

[BadgerKid]

13. because God choo-choo-chooses a different people.

sarcasm, etc.

[LeftyMom]

10. 5.3 isn't much of a quake at all.

At that size, only very flimsy construction is at risk, and most of the damage is from unsecured items falling over. The earth averages two or three quakes of that size a day.

[LanternWaste]

11. Didn't one about the same size hit Greece yesterday?

Didn't one about the same size hit Greece yesterday?

Is someone from GDP mucking around in the Eastern Med...? :evilgrin:

[Hulk]

12. Where is jerry fallwell to pinpoint the reason for the earthquake when you "need him"?

[ShockediSay]

15. trying to get himself resurrected

from eternal damnation, my bet