Table 3 Major earthquakes (M > 6) in the Middle East from 2000 to 2013 preceded by blocking episodes
No. | Blocking event properties | Seismo-climatic index | Major earthquake characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time period | Genesis longitude | Wiedenmann index | Selected episode | Date | Magnitude | ||
1 | 2000/11/06–2000/11/11 | 45 | 2.70 | 2000/11/11 | 6.21 | 2000/11/25 | 6.8 |
2000/11/25 | 6.5 | ||||||
2000/12/06 | 7.0 | ||||||
2 | 2003/04/15–2003/04/24 | 10 | 4.22 | 2003/04/24 | 6.00 | 2003/05/01 | 6.4 |
3 | 2003/12/16–2003/12/21 | 70 | 2.15 | 2003/12/18 | 6.54 | 2003/12/26 | 6.6 |
4 | 2004/05/12–2004/05/23 | 70 | 3.13 | 2004/05/17 | 6.63 | 2004/05/28 | 6.3 |
5 | 2005/02/18–2005/03/18 | 30 | 3.46 | 2005/02/22 | 6.67 | 2005/02/22 | 6.4 |
2005/03/13 | 6.0 | ||||||
6 | 2010/12/11–2010/12/16 | 70 | 4.69 | 2010/12/16 | 6.14 | 2010/12/20 | 6.7 |
7 | 2010/12/19–2011/01/22 | 10 | 4.73 | 2011/01/18 | 9.20 | 2011/01/18 | 7.2 |
2011/01/27 | 6.2 | ||||||
8 | 2011/10/20–2011/10/29 | 20 | 3.38 | 2011/10/20 | 22.57 | 2011/10/23 | 7.1 |
9 | 2012/07/17–2012/08/03 | 70 | 2.57 | 2012/08/02 | 6.00 | 2012/08/11 | 6.4 |
2012/08/11 | 6.2 | ||||||
10 | 2013/04/02–2013/04/08 | 60 | 2.76 | 2013/04/08 | 22.50 | 2013/04/09 | 6.4 |
2013/04/16 | 7.8 | ||||||
2013/05/13 | 6.1 | ||||||
11 | 2013/09/06–2013/09/21 | 20 | 2.51 | 2013/09/21 | 6.06 | 2013/09/24 | 7.7 |
2013/09/28 | 6.8 | ||||||
– | Mean values | – | 3.3 | – | 9.5 | – | 6.6 |