[californiadisasters] Re: Earthquake in Iran

Could be quite nasty there. It is just about 7 years since a 6.6M near Bam caused something like 25,000 deaths and about twice that in injured. This is not all that far away from Bam. I wonder if they learned lessons as to building standards since the last one.

--- In californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com, Hari <sabharim@...> wrote:
>
> The following earthquake has been reported
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000rak.php
> Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTHEASTERN IRAN2010 December 20 18:41:59 UTCEarthquake
> Details
>
> - This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
>
> Magnitude <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#magnitude>*
> 6.5*Date-Time <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#date>
>
> - *Monday, December 20, 2010 at 18:41:59 UTC*
> - Monday, December 20, 2010 at 10:11:59 PM at epicenter
> - Time of Earthquake in other Time
> Zones<http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2010/eq_101220_c0000rak/neic_c0000rak_tz.html>
>
> Location <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#location>28.491°N,
> 59.117°EDepth <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#depth>11.8
> km (7.3 miles) set by location
> programRegion<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#region>SOUTHEASTERN
> IRANDistances<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#distances>100
> km (60 miles) SE of *Bam, Iran*
> 205 km (125 miles) WSW of *Zahedan, Iran*
> 210 km (130 miles) NW of *Iranshahr, Iran*
> 1080 km (670 miles) SE of *TEHRAN, Iran*
> Location Uncertainty<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#uncertainty>horizontal
> +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth fixed by location
> programParameters<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#parameters>NST=244,
> Nph=245, Dmin=488.7 km, Rmss=1.76 sec, Gp= 25°,
> M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw),
> Version=FSource<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#source>
>
> - USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
>
> Event ID <http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/glossary.php#eventid>
> usc0000rak
>
>
>
>
> Hari
>

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