The 1981 Golbaf earthquake occurred on June 11 at 10:54:25 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII+ (Severe). Total damage was considered moderate and amounted to $5 million in financial losses, with many injured and 3,000 killed.
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| UTC time | 1981-06-11 07:24:25 |
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| ISC event | 625020 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | June 11, 1981 |
| Local time | 10:54:25 IRST |
| Magnitude | 6.6 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 15 km (9 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 29°55′N 57°50′E / 29.91°N 57.83°E[1] |
| Type | Strike-slip[2] |
| Total damage | $5 million / moderate[3] |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[4] |
| Casualties | many injured 3,000 killed[2][4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ a b Berberian, M. (2014), Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau, Developments in Earth Surface Processes (1st ed.), Elsevier, p. 623, ISBN 978-0444632920
External links
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