3.3 earthquake strikes North, fifth tremor to hit Israel in last week
By JPOST.COM STAFF, LAHAV HARKOV
10/22/2013 09:25
IDF releases earthquake guidelines amid recent spate of tremors; latest quake centered northeast of Lake Kinneret.
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IDF on Monday sent out a statement, calling on citizens to refresh their knowledge of earthquake procedure.
According to the Home Front Command instructions, citizens should attempt to abandon any structure in favor of an open outdoor area in the event of an earthquake, particularly if they are in a one-story building, or on the ground floor of a multi-floor building.
If exiting the structure is not possible, the Home Front Command instructs citizens to enter the building's bomb shelter with the door remaining open.
If the building does not have a bomb shelter, it is safest to enter the building's stairwell, advancing toward the building's exit as much as is possible.
Those who are found at the beach during an earthquake are instructed to leave immediately to avoid a possible tsunami. Citizens are instructed to stay at least one kilometer from the beach, or if that is not possible, to rise to at least the fourth floor of a nearby building.
It is advised to stay away from the beach for approximately 12 hours after an earthquake.
Professor Amotz Agnon, a Geology and Geophysics expert working at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, believes a major earthquake in the near future could kill thousands...
