Israel earthquake

Shaking things up: IDF details earthquake preparedness plans amid fears of next potential disaster

Following the quake in Eilat last week, the IDF has designated 2027 to be 'Year of the Earthquake,' and will work to restore and strengthen natural disaster management capabilities.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Hospital in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 23, 2025.
A man is seen riding floodwaters on a board following heavy rains outside the moshav of Yinon, southern Israel, January 13, 2026.

Floods, Eilat earthquake should push Israel’s next government to fix risks it knows - editorial

Years after the state comptroller flagged weak drainage and unreinforced buildings near the fault line, much of the work remains undone.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Seismic waves are seen on a screen during a demonstration of an earthquake early warning system which triggers sirens if a nationwide network of 120 seismic monitoring stations detects a strong earthquake, at the Geological Survey of Israel in Jerusalem.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Crete, Greece, GFZ says, felt in central Israel

Reports from Israelis, particularly in the center of the country, including Tel Aviv and surrounding areas, reported feeling shockwaves from the earthquake.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Seismic waves are seen on a screen during a demonstration of an earthquake early warning system which triggers sirens if a nationwide network of 120 seismic monitoring stations detects a strong earthquake, at the Geological Survey of Israel in Jerusalem.

Regional quake: 5.2M earthquake hits northern, central Israel and surrounding countries

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

|ByEYAL GREEN, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS

Israelis in Japan tell their stories of the Osaka earthquake

"Suddenly, I felt like a ship tossed on a storm at sea."

JUNE 19, 2018ByIRIS GEORLETTE/MAARIV
Water flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 18, 2018.

Homes in Israel's periphery dangerously under-prepared for earthquakes

Thousands of families in places like Arad, Tiberias and communities close to the Jordan River are unprotected in the event of a natural disaster.

AUGUST 8, 2017BySARAH LEVI
A building being demolished by Tama 38 in Ramat Gan.

WATCH: Knesset staffers zipline to safety in earthquake drill

Training exercise in Israel's parliament building as part of three-day national drill in preparation for "the big one."

JUNE 13, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Emergency rescue teams practice evacuating the Knesset as part of earthquake drill.

Israel braces for the next big thing to shake the Middle East

Earthquake drills will use similar tactics to war drills, says IDF senior officer.

JUNE 11, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF SOLDIERS and US Army observers stand on rubble during an earthquake drill in Holon in October 2012.

Is Israel ready for a different kind of natural disaster?

7,000 fatalities are expected from a major earthquake.

NOVEMBER 28, 2016ByANNA AHRONHEIM
YOAV SASSON stands in front of rubble from a April 2015 earthquake in Nepal where he served as part of the IDF Home Front aid team.

Light earthquake measuring 4.8 hits southern Israel; No injuries reported

MAY 16, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A view of the Eilat Mountains and the Red Sea

Nepal expresses 'deep gratitude' to Israel as emergency teams prepare to return home

Israel's field hospital treated over 1,000 patients during its 10 days of operation

MAY 10, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN, REUTERS
Nepal thanks Israeli medical team as it packs up its field hospital

Lapid, Labor fire at each other

Lapid has begun a campaign focusing on the need to eradicate political corruption.

JANUARY 5, 2015ByGIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN
Finance Minister Yair Lapid