Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHEASTERN IRAN
2003 December 26 01:56:52 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
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| Magnitude |
6.6 |
| Date-Time |
Friday, December 26, 2003 at 01:56:52 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Friday, December 26, 2003 at 5:26:52 AM
= local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
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| Location |
29.004°N, 58.337°E |
| Depth |
10 km (6 miles) set by location program |
| Region |
SOUTHEASTERN IRAN |
| Distances |
185 km (115 miles) SE of Kerman, Iran
255 km (160 miles) WSW of Zahedan, Iran
265 km (165 miles) E of Sirjan, Iran
990 km (610 miles) SE of TEHRAN, Iran
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| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters |
Nst=343, Nph=343, Dmin=991.8 km, Rmss=1.1 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=U
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| Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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| Event ID |
uscvad |
| Felt Reports |
At least 30,000 people killed, 30,000 injured, 85 percent of buildings damaged or destroyed and infrastructure damaged in the
Bam area. Maximum intensities IX at Bam and VIII at Baravat. Felt (V) at Kerman. Surface faulting observed on the Bam Fault
between Bam and Baravat. Maximum acceleration of 0.98g recorded at Bam. A detailed report on this earthquake can be
obtained from the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), online at
http://www.iiees.ac.ir/English/bank/Bam/Bam_report_english.html.
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Preliminary Earthquake Report
USGS, Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
