Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202

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Research Article| April 01, 1998 Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202 Ronnie Ellenblum; Ronnie Ellenblum 1Department of Geography, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Shmuel Marco; Shmuel Marco 2Geological Survey, 30 Malkhei Israel, Jerusalem 95501, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Amotz Agnon; Amotz Agnon 3Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thomas Rockwell; Thomas Rockwell 4Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Adrian Boas Adrian Boas 5Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1998) 26 (4): 303–306. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0303:CCTABE>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ronnie Ellenblum, Shmuel Marco, Amotz Agnon, Thomas Rockwell, Adrian Boas; Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202. Geology 1998;; 26 (4): 303–306. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0303:CCTABE>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Crusader castle of Vadum Jacob, an outpost overlooking the Jordan River, was deformed during a destructive earthquake triggered by motion along the Dead Sea Transform. The M >7 earthquake occurred at dawn, 20 May 1202, and offset the castle walls by 1.6 m. This exceptional precision in dating and estimating displacement was achieved by combining accounts from primary historical sources, by excavating the Dead Sea Transform where it bisects the castle, and by dating faulted archaeological strata. The earthquakes of October 1759 and/or January 1837 may account for the remaining 0.5 m out of a total 2.1 m of offset. Our study exploits the potential embodied in interdisciplinary historical-archaeological-geological research and illustrates how detailed histories of seismogenic faults can be reconstructed. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.