Fault Finding Coral Reefs
To answer the question of where the next big earthquake will hit, geologist Prof, Zvi Ben-Avraham examines coral reefs to find and detect earthquake fault zones. His team is developing a new method in fault region zones to determine what regions are most at risk of future events. Using a marine vessel to study the geological phenomenon at the Red Sea for his survey, though the research could be done anywhere. Creating the first underwater map of the Red Sea floor that identify deformations that would indicate fault line activity. These maps will help city engineers in Israel and Jordan prepare and build future buildings. They accomplish these predictions by studying fossil coral reefs and how they have split apart over time. Calling this Lateral slip across active faults, researchers are able to calculate total slip and slip rates and how active the fault has become.
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