AMMAN — The
Jordanian Seismological Observatory (JSO) recorded more than 700 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from
2.5 to 6.7 on the Richter scale in the wake of the recent earthquake that hit
Turkey and Syria, JSO Director Ghassan Sweidan told Al-Mamlaka TV on Thursday.
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While all reverberations were monitored by the
JSO’s devices, the major tremors that directly followed the quake were felt by
citizens, he said. No buildings were damaged by the aftershocks.
Historically speaking, serial earthquakes
are common to Levant area — most of them mild and undetected by the public, he
said.
Despite the frequency of earthquakes, talk about predicting a quake is “unscientific
and unfounded”, he added.
Historically speaking, serial earthquakes are common to Levant area — most of them mild and undetected by the public
Sweidan called on the populace to beware of
unscientific information circulated by non-experts, or information that intends
to induce panic.
What does the JSO do?The observatory monitors, records, and
analyzes local, regional, and global seismic activity using the latest
international devices and technologies, Sweidan noted.
Since its establishment, employees have been
working to develop and compile a seismic databank that can be used to update
the Kingdom’s building code.
JSO staff also catalogue earthquakes,
recording the sources of seismic and tectonic activity in Jordan and the
neighboring regions.
The observatory
also trains technical cadres for work at Jordanian institutions and in other
Arab countries, produces brochures for schools, conducts seismic research, and
publishes studies in cooperation with national, regional, and international
scientific institutions.
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