This fault segment , also known as the Ghab fault , runs for about 70 km from the northern end of the Yammouneh fault into the Ghab basin . The estimated slip rate for this segment is 6.9 mm per year . Major historical earthquakes interpreted to have occurred along this structure include the > 7 events in AD 115 and 1170 . No major earthquakes have been recorded since 1170 , suggesting that such an event is overdue
AD 115
115 Antioch earthquake
Dead Sea Transform