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Catastrophe Report 9
February 24th – July 25th 2006 |
Earthquake - Iran
| Territory: |
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Iran |
| Region: |
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Lorestan province |
| Date: |
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31 March 2006 |
| Event: |
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Earthquake |
| Impact: |
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Although the duration of the quake was just 55
seconds, this was sufficient to cause major damage. Around 45,000
buildings were completely destroyed or seriously damaged across
320 villages and in the city of Borujerd, and many tens of thousands
more suffered some damage. An estimated 136 schools were destroyed,
with a further 200 or so damaged. In Borujerd, a third of the
historic old city was severely damaged or destroyed, with 40
major historical monuments destroyed. At just 66, the death
toll was relatively small, and has been attributed to many people
leaving their homes in response to a warning by authorities
following a foreshock several hours before the main quake. In
addition to the dead, a further 1,500 people were injured and
more than 160,000 affected. |
| Summary: |
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A very shallow (~ 7 km), magnitude 6.1 earthquake
struck western Iran at 04.47 local time, 335 km SW of the capital
Iran. The province of Lorestan was worst hit, particularly the
Borujerd – Dorud area. Hundreds of aftershocks followed
the main shock, and continued for more than three months. The
quake occurred close to a geological structure known as the
Main Recent Fault, a major strike-slip fault that generated
a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in 1909. Both quakes resulted from
the release of crustal strain accumulated due to the northward
movement of the Arabian Plate against the Eurasian Plate, at
a rate of 2 – 3 cm a year. |
| Data sources: |
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ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc106?openForm&rc=3&cc=irn&emid=EQ-2006-000043-IRN&po=0&so=63
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/uskyae.php
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| Additional sources:
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Asian Disaster Reduction Centre http://www.adrc.or.jp/view_disaster_en.php?Lang=en&Key=946&Frame=yes|Western
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| Image: |
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Building damage in the Borujerd Bazaar, in the
historic heart of the city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HafeziCarevanserai.jpg |
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