2014 Iran earthquakes

On August 18, 2014 an earthquake struck in the Zargos Mountains of Iran with a magnitude of 6.2. It was followed by five main aftershock events, each with a magnitude greater than 5.4.[1] Observations made using InSAR imply that differenet fault lines were ruptured by the mainshock and the largest aftershock, each leading to different surface deformations.[1] The earthquake injured roughly 250 people and cut off phone lines, water and electricity.[2] Eight villages were hit particularly hard, each losing around half of the homes in the area.[2] This area had not seen a large seismic event ever since developments in satellite earth observation allowing us to more precisely study earthquakes.[3] Disaster studies indicated that there was a lack of valid and reliable household tools in preparation for the earthquake.[4] Its economy estimated that economic losses were roughly 1% of GDP of the Islamic Republic of Islam.[5]

2014 Iran earthquake(October)
Date 15 October 2014
Magnitude 5.6
Areas affected Iran
Casualties 4 injured

Almost two months later a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Iran on 15 October at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[6] The earthquake injured at least 4 people.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Copley, Alex (Nov 2015). "Geophysical Journal International. Vol. 203 Issue 2, p1436-1459. 24p". Wiley Blackwell.
  2. 1 2 CNN, By Jethro Mullen. "Strong earthquake hits Iran near border with Iraq - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Multiple techniques shed light on the August 2014 Murmuri, Iran earthquake sequence - COMET". COMET. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ Ardalan, Ali; Sohrabizadeh, Sanaz (2016-02-25). "Assessing Households Preparedness for Earthquakes: An Exploratory Study in the Development of a Valid and Reliable Persian-version Tool". PLoS Currents. 8. doi:10.1371/currents.dis.ccc8697279713e66887b928b839d0920. ISSN 2157-3999. PMC 4778920Freely accessible. PMID 26981326.
  5. ↑ "M 7.7 - 83km E of Khash, Iran". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  6. ↑ "M5.7 - 53km ESE of Dehloran, Iran". USGS. October 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Earthquake hits western Iran, at least four injured". Reuters. October 15, 2014.

Coordinates: 32°31′16″N 47°46′55″E / 32.5210°N 47.7820°E / 32.5210; 47.7820


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