This fault zone comprises two main fault strands , the Rachaya and Serghaya faults . The Serghaya fault branches off the Hula Eastern Border Fault , continuing northeastwards to the south of Mount Hermon into the Anti-Lebanon range where it becomes SSW-NNE trending . The fault has a slip rate of about 1.4 mm per year . Movement on this fault is thought to be responsible for the November 1759 earthquake . The Rachaya fault also branches off the Hula Eastern Border Fault , trending SSW-NNE , passing to the north of Mount Hermon . No slip rate has yet been estimated for this fault . The Rachaya fault is the interpreted location of the October 1759 earthquake
November 1759 earthquake
Near East earthquakes of 1759
Dead Sea Transform