1981 Golbaf earthquake
29°55′N 57°50′E / 29.91°N 57.83°E / 29.91; 57.83 [1]Type Strike-slip[2] Total damage $5 million / moderate [3] Max. intensity MMI VIII (Severe) [4] Casualties many injured
3,000 killed [2][4]
3,000 killed [2][4]
The 1981 Golbaf earthquake occurred on June 11 at 10:54:25 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII+ (Severe). Total damage was considered moderate and amounted to $5 million in financial losses, with many injured and 3,000 killed.
See also
- List of earthquakes in 1981
- List of earthquakes in Iran
- 1981 Sirch earthquake
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ a b Berberian, M. (2014), Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau, Developments in Earth Surface Processes (1st ed.), Elsevier, p. 623, ISBN 978-0444632920
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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- Irian Jaya (6.7, Jan 19)†
- Dawu (6.8, Jan 23) †
- Gulf of Corinth (6.7, Feb 24)
- Westmorland (5.9, April 26)
- Golbaf (6.6, June 11) †
- Sirch (7.2, Jul 28) † ‡
- Darel Valley (6.1, Sep 12) †
- Playa Azul (7.2, Oct 25)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year