2010 Hosseinabad earthquake
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The 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake occurred on December 20, 2010 at 22:11 local time (18:41 UTC). It was a magnitude
6.5 earthquake
that 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
.
The earthquake killed eleven people and injured over 100. Damage was concentrated in about 20 villages in the area of Fahraj.
Casualties were reported in the villages of Chah Qanbar, Tak Seyfeldini, and Sarze Rigan. Cut-off telephone lines and power outage were reported in the affected area. In Bam
, the earthquake was felt with MM
IV without causing damage. It could also be felt in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan. 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. Some hard-to-reach roads were blocked by the earthquake.
The maximum estimated Mercalli intensity
of the shaking was IX.
Moderate earthquakes can cause serious damage in the Iranian countryside, where buildings are often made of mud-bricks.
Moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...
6.5 earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
that was located about 20 km from Hosseinabad (spelled variously as Ḩoseynābād or Hosein Abad) (Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: حسين آباد), Kermān Province in south-eastern Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, about 100 km from Bam
Bam, Iran
Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...
.
The earthquake killed eleven people and injured over 100. Damage was concentrated in about 20 villages in the area of Fahraj.
Casualties were reported in the villages of Chah Qanbar, Tak Seyfeldini, and Sarze Rigan. Cut-off telephone lines and power outage were reported in the affected area. In Bam
Bam, Iran
Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...
, the earthquake was felt with MM
Mercalli intensity scale
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
IV without causing damage. It could also be felt in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan. 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. Some hard-to-reach roads were blocked by the earthquake.
The maximum estimated Mercalli intensity
Mercalli intensity scale
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
of the shaking was IX.
Moderate earthquakes can cause serious damage in the Iranian countryside, where buildings are often made of mud-bricks.
See also
- July 2010 Iran earthquakeJuly 2010 Iran earthquakeOn July 30, 2010 a 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.-Casualties:Iranian media reported at least 170 people were injured as a result of the earthquake, while the Iranian Red Crescent Society reported more than 150 injured...
- 2003 Bam earthquake2003 Bam earthquakeThe 2003 Bam earthquake was a major earthquake that struck Bam and the surroundingKerman province of southeastern Iran at 1:56 AM UTC on Friday, December 26, 2003. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 6.6; estimated by the United...
- List of earthquakes in Iran