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Show AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKE Level of the Dead Sea Is Lowered by Seismic Disturbance. JERUSALEM. May 12. The recent earthquake in Palestine -f f which took place on March 30th, seems to have been most severe in the Valley of the Jordan and round the Dead sea. The level of the Dead sea has fallen considerably, and . Wfvjt-""according Wfvjt-""according to report, the Jordan pours its waters into the lake from an elevation, whereas for"- merly it was nearly on the same level. 4- Evidently the bottom of the 4 Dead sea must have subsided f- during the earthquake. The whole region of the Valley of the Jordan near the sea Is volcanic. The populace in Palestine antl- cipated with alarm another earthquake on April 29th. This information they gather from almanacs which also predicted f the earthquake of March 30th. |