2010 Hosseinabad earthquake

2010 Hosseinabad earthquake

Location of the earthquake in Iran.
Date	December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)
Magnitude	6.5 Mw
Depth	11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi)[1]
Epicenter	28°29′28″N 59°07′01″E / 28.491°N 59.117°E / 28.491; 59.117[1]
Countries or regions	Iran
Casualties	11 people dead[2] and 100 injured

USGS ShakeMap of the earthquake

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.^[2][3]

The earthquake killed eleven people and injured over 100.^[4] Damage was concentrated in about 20 villages in the area of Fahraj.^[5] Casualties were reported in the villages of Chah Qanbar, Tak Seyfeldini, and Sarze Rigan.^[6][7] 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.^[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.^[8] Some hard-to-reach roads were blocked by the earthquake.

The maximum estimated Mercalli intensity of the shaking was IX. ^[9]

Moderate earthquakes can cause serious damage in the Iranian countryside, where buildings are often made of mud-bricks.^[10]

See also

• July 2010 Iran earthquake
• 2003 Bam earthquake
• List of earthquakes in Iran

References

1. ^ ^{a b} USGS (2010). "Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTHEASTERN IRAN". USGS. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000rak.php. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Quake strikes south-eastern Iran". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2011-12-21. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12045980. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
3. ^ http://irsc.ut.ac.ir/newsview.php?eventid=46285&network=earth_ismc__
4. ^ "Seven dead, hundreds injured in Iran quake". AsiaOne. 2011-12-21. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20101221-253943.html. Retrieved 2011-12-21. 
5. ^ http://world.globaltimes.cn/mid-east/2010-12/603378.html
6. ^ http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1511589&SM=1
7. ^ http://www.bruneinews.net/story/722071
8. ^ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=232611
9. ^ Earthquakes, USGS. "PAGER - M 6.5 - SOUTHEASTERN IRAN". United States Geological Survey. Earthquake Hazards Program. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/c0000rak/index.html. Retrieved 22 December 2010. 
10. ^ http://www.france24.com/en/20101221-deadly-earthquake-hits-south-east-iran-hosseinabad-bam?ns_mchannel=SEM&ns_source=Google&ns_campaign=France%2024%20US_Middle%20East&ns_linkname=Iran%20-%20Earthquake_earth%20quake%20iran&ns_fee=0&gclid=COaj1rLRgqYCFUqApAodE3nPnw