The Seismologic Division of the Ministry of National
Infrastructure's Geophysical Institute will attempt to simulate an
earthquake in the southern Negev on Thursday. The experiment, financed
by the U.S. Defense Department, is a joint project with the University
of Hawaii and is part of a scientific project intended to improve
seismological and acoustic readings in Israel and its environs, up to a
1,000 km/621 mile radius.
The experiment intends to improve the understanding of sound waves
in the atmosphere. Scientists will then be able to fine-tune Israel’s
seismological equipment to give advance warning of earthquakes.
Measurements will also be taken in other countries, including Cyprus,
Greece, France, and Germany.
Israel will create a controlled
explosion of 80 tons of explosive material, which will simulate the
intensity of a tremor …