Earthquake Damage and Repair: New Evidence from Jerusalem on the 1927 Jericho Earthquake

A field survey in Jerusalem's Old City uncovered numerous iron anchors used to stabilize earthquake-damaged structures following the 1927 Jericho earthquake, revealing a previously undocumented repair technique. These anchors, classified into six types and found on pre-twentieth-century walls, were part of a strategy implemented by the British Mandate to reinforce weakened buildings. The study maps their locations, characterizes their host structures, and provides new evidence of the earthquake's impact on Jerusalem, located 30 km from the epicenter near the Dead Sea.

Zohar, M., Rubin, R., & Salamon, A. (2014). Earthquake Damage and Repair: New Evidence from Jerusalem on the 1927 Jericho Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters, 85(4), 912–922. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220140009