The “Conversations on the Temple Mount” project is designed to make the centrality of the place accessible to the entire people of Israel and to the entire world since long ago! in history, archaeology, culture and religion. In this series of conversations, various conversations will be held with a variety of figures in Israeli society, on the subject of the Temple Mount in its many parts.
Chapter 96: Earthquake on the Temple Mount
Throughout recorded history, earthquakes have occurred in the Land of Israel. They took place along the Syrian-African divide with strong effects in different areas and it is impossible to predict these areas in advance. The worst thing is that you cannot predict the strength of the tremors. The last earthquake occurred in Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in 1927.
According to statistics, every hundred years or so a strong earthquake occurs on the Syrian-African fault. Since it has been a century since the last earthquake, another earthquake on the mountain could completely change what is found on the mountain today.
There is a possibility that it will reveal everything that exists under the mosques and buildings. Therefore, I met with Dr. Ron Avni, an expert on earthquakes and a lecturer on this subject at Ben Gurion University in Be’er Sheva to hear from an expert, what is an earthquake? When have earthquakes occurred throughout recorded history in Israel? Is the State of Israel prepared for a strong earthquake that is expected to occur? Is it possible to accurately predict earthquakes at all? And when might the next earthquake occur?
As mentioned we live in a threatening environment, earthquakes are a function of time, they are the release of underground energy that is required as a result of the structure of the earth.