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Appendix 18
EARTHQUAKES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN & GULF OF EILAT
Appendix for the paper
9/56 Year Cycle: Earthquake & Volcanoes
According to the The
Geophysical Institute of Israel data base, 26 major quakes (mag => 5.30)
happened in the eastern Mediterranean region between 1900 and 2005. Of this
total, 13 occurred in the year ending October 15 of those years in the
9/56 year cycle presented in Table A (significant p
< .01).
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Table
A
9/56 YEAR CYCLE:
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN QUAKES 1900 to
2005
Year ended October 15
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| Sq
41 |
Sq
50 |
Sq
03 |
Sq
12 |
Sq
21 |
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Sq
48 |
Sq
01 |
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1900 |
1909 |
1918 |
1927 |
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1902 |
1911
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1920 |
1929 |
1938 |
1947 |
1956
** |
1965 |
1974 |
1983 |
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1913
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1922 |
1931
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1940
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1949
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1958 |
1967
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1976 |
1985 |
1994 |
2003 |
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1969
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1978 |
1987
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1996
****
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2005 |
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The 56 year
sequences are separated by an
interval of 9 years.
Years in bold
contained major Eastern Mediterranean earthquakes in the year
ended ending October 15 of those years in the table.
Source of Raw Data: The
Geophysical Institute of Isreal
Parameters: Longitude: 32E to 38 E; Latitude: 27N to 36N. Mag
=>5.3
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LARGEST EARTHQUAKES
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN & GULF OF EILAT
1900 to 2004
mag = > 5.3 |
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Date
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Latitude
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Longitude
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ML
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Mb
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Region
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1999-08-11
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34.62
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33.01
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5.5
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5.4
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Cyprus
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1997-03-26
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33.86
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35.39
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5.5
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5.3
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Beirut
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1997-01-13
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34.26
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32.46
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5.9
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5.6
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East
Mediterranean
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1996-10-09
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34.4
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32.29
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6.1
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5.8
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East
Mediterranean
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1996-02-26
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28.87
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34.63
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5.6
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5.4
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Gulf of Eilat
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1995-11-22
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28.53
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34.73
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5.5
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5.3
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Gulf of Eilat
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1995-11-22
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28.76
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34.68
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6.2
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5.9
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Gulf of Eilat
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1993-08-03
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28.8
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34.82
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5.6
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5.4
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Gulf of Eilat
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1993-08-03
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28.45
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34.82
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5.8
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5.6
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Gulf of Eilat
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1969-03-31
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27.61
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33.91
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5.9
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6.1
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1961-09-15
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34.98
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33.87
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6
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5.9
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Cyprus
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1959-06-13
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35
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32.86
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5.5
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5.4
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Cyprus
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1957-11-03
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33
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35.92
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5.5
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5.4
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Kineret
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1956-12-18
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31.47
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35.49
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5.5
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5.4
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Arad
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1956-03-16
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33.3
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35.3
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5.5
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5.5
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1956-03-16
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33.35
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35.32
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6
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5.9
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Tyre
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1953-09-10
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34.67
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32.29
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6.2
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6.1
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Cyprus
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1952-10-15
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34.78
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32.8
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5.6
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5.5
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Cyprus
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1951-01-30
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32.26
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33.36
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5.8
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6.2
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East Mediterranean
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1941-01-20
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35.18
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33.65
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6
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5.9
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Cyprus
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1940-07-24
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34.56
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34.15
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5.7
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5.6
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Cyprus
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1927-07-11
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31.6
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35.4
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6.2
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6.1
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Amman
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1924-02-18
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34.42
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33.95
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6
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5.9
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East Mediterranean
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1922-04-02
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34.73
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34.8
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5.5
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5.4
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East Mediterranean
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1918-09-29
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35.24
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36.11
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6.5
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6.4
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Hamma
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1900-01-05
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35.2
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33.2
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6.2
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6.3
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Cyprus
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Years in bold
contained major Eastern Mediterranean earthquakes in the 12 months
ending October 15 of those years in Table A.
Source: The
Geophysical Institute of Isreal
Parameters: Longitude: 32E to 38 E; Latitude: 27N to 36N. Mag
=>5.5
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