The 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake occurred on December 20 at 22:11 local time (18:41 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It was located about 20 km from Hosseinabad (spelled variously as Ḩoseynābād or Hosein Abad) (Persian: حسين آباد), Kermān Province in south-eastern Iran, about 100 km from Bam.[2][3]
 USGS ShakeMap for the event | |
  Tehran Bam  | |
| UTC time | 2010-12-20 18:41:59 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 15813625 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | December 20, 2010 |
| Local time | 22:11 |
| Magnitude | 6.6 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 15 km (9 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 28°23′N 59°09′E / 28.38°N 59.15°E[1] |
| Areas affected | Iran |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Casualties | 11 people dead[2] |
The earthquake killed eleven people and injured over 100.[4] Damage was concentrated in about 20 villages in the area of Fahraj.[citation needed] Casualties were reported in the villages of Chah Qanbar, Tak Seyfeldini, and Sarze Rigan.[5][6] Telephone service was interrupted and power outages were reported in the affected area. The intensity in Bam was IV (Light) and no damage was caused. It could also be felt in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan.[2] According to the director of the Red Crescent of Iran, it is difficult to deliver humanitarian aid to some villages in the affected mountainous area.[7] Some hard-to-reach areas were inaccessible due to being blocked by landslides.
Moderate earthquakes can cause serious damage in the Iranian countryside, where buildings are often made of mud-bricks.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c "Quake strikes south-eastern Iran". BBC News. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Latest Earthquakes". Iranian Seismological Center.
- ^ "Seven dead, hundreds injured in Iran quake". AsiaOne. 2011-12-21. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ "Realtime Business News, Economic News, Breaking News and Forex News". RTTNews.
- ^ "Brunei News – Strong earthquake rocks Iran, kills seven". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "Powerful quake hits southeast Iran". Tehran Times. 21 December 2010.
- ^ Bertsch, Marina; Williams, Kate (December 22, 2010), Deadly earthquake hits southeast Iran, France 24
Further reading
edit- Amiri, M.; Mousavi, Z.; Atzori, S.; Khorrami, F.; Aflaki, M.; Tolomei, C.; Motaghi, K.; Salvi, S. (2020). "Studying postseismic deformation of the 2010–2011 Rigan earthquake sequence in SE Iran using geodetic data". Tectonophysics. 795: 228630. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228630. ISSN 0040-1951.
External links
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