2014 Murmuri earthquake

The 2014 Murmuri earthquake occurred on August 18 in the Zagros Mountains of Iran with a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The dip-slip shock injured 60–330 people and was followed by a number of high intensity aftershocks.

2014 Murmuri earthquake
Tehran
UTC time2014-08-18 02:32:05
ISC event610785789
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateAugust 18, 2014 (2014-08-18)
Local time06:02:05 IRST
Magnitude6.2 Mw [1]
Depth10 km (6 mi) [1]
Epicenter32.74°N 47.67°E / 32.74; 47.67 [1]
TypeThrust[2]
Areas affectedIran
Max. intensityVIII (Severe) [3]
Casualties60–330 injured [1][3]

Earthquake

The area had not seen a large seismic event since developments in Earth observation satellites allowed scientists to more precisely study earthquakes.[2] Observations made using Interferometric synthetic aperture radar imply that different faults were ruptured by the mainshock and the largest aftershock, each leading to different surface deformations.[2]

Damage

Phone lines, water, and electricity were cut off.[4] Eight villages were hit particularly hard, each losing around half of the homes in the area.[4]

Aftershocks

In the several days following the mainshock, four strong aftershocks occurred. Within the first twenty-four hours, events with magnitudes of 5.6 Mw and 5.4 Mw occurred, each having a Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Just over six hours later, a 6.0 Mw and intensity VIII (Severe) shock occurred. Several days later, a 5.6 Mw (intensity VII) shock occurred.[5][6][7][8]

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