Invisible forces of Mother Earth

This is a spectacular picture showing an ancient aquaduct split by a series of earthquakes along a fault line. The total displacement is about 19 m created by 4 major events over the last 2000 years or so each time resulting in upto 5 m movement.

A major fault system called the Dead Sea fault system stretches from the Red Sea through Jordan and eventually to Syria in the North. This fault system is literally a weak point on the Earth's outer layer which act as a slip zone to accomodate differential movements between the different Earth's plates. The forces pushing these plates are enormous which explain the devastating earthquake events at areas around the fault system.