The Israel Institute of Geological Surveying issued a statement on the 8th saying that Israel has laid a 55-kilometer long optical fiber cable at the bottom of the Dead Sea dedicated to earthquake monitoring. The statement said that the optical cable was laid in the northern basin of the Dead Sea and extended along a “zigzag” shaped line. The project uses distributed acoustic sensing technology, which can sense minute vibrations and displacements through optical fibers, which is equivalent to transforming an entire optical cable into a large-scale seismic sensor network. According to the statement, the project aims to help researchers further study the Dead Sea transition fault. Historically, this large fault system that runs through the region has experienced strong earthquakes. The researchers will use this monitoring system to detect minute seismic activity and draw up previously unknown active fault maps of the seafloor, thereby deepening understanding of seismic activity and fault structure in the region.

The Israel Institute of Geological Surveying issued a statement on the 8th saying that Israel has laid a 55-kilometer long optical fiber cable at the bottom of the Dead Sea dedicated to earthquake monitoring. The statement said that the optical cable was laid in the northern basin of the Dead Sea and extended along a “zigzag” shaped line. The project uses distributed acoustic sensing technology, which can sense minute vibrations and displacements through optical fibers, which is equivalent to transforming an entire optical cable into a large-scale seismic sensor network. According to the statement, the project aims to help researchers further study the Dead Sea transition fault. Historically, this large fault system that runs through the region has experienced strong earthquakes. The researchers will use this monitoring system to detect minute seismic activity and draw up previously unknown active fault maps of the seafloor, thereby deepening understanding of seismic activity and fault structure in the region.