2014 Murmuri earthquake

Earthquake in Iran 2014 Murmuri earthquake 2014-08-18 02:32:05 usb000s3np 610785789 Iran 2014 08 18 06:02:05 IRST 6.2 w y 10 km mi 0 on 32.74 47.67 region:IR_type:event inline,title Thrust Iran VIII 60–330 injured 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 thrust earthquake injured 60–330 people and was followed by a number of high intensity aftershocks. Earthquake The area had not seen a large seismic event since developments in Earth observation satellites allowed scientists to more precisely study earthquakes. 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.Seismogenic faulting of the sedimentary sequence and laterally variable material properties in the Zagros Mountains (Iran) revealed by the August 2014 Murmuri (E. Dehloran) earthquake sequence Geophysical Journal International 203 2 1436–1459 A. Copley E. Karasozen B. Oveisi J. R. Elliott S. Samsonov E. Nissen 2015 The Royal Astronomical Society 10.1093/gji/ggv365 2015GeoJI.203.1436C free Damage Phone lines, water, and electricity were cut off.http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/17/world/meast/iran-earthquake/index.html Strong earthquake hits Iran near border with Iraq Mullen Jethro August 17, 2014 CNN Eight villages were hit particularly hard, each losing around half of the homes in the area. Aftershocks In the several days following the mainshock, four strong aftershocks occurred. Within the first twenty-four hours, events with magnitudes of 5.6 w y and 5.4 w occurred, each having a Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Just over six hours later, a 6.0 w and intensity VIII (Severe) shock occurred. Several days later, a 5.6 w (intensity VII) shock occurred.M 5.6 – 39 km E of Dehloran, Iran https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s3ph#executive United States Geological SurveyM 5.4 – 33 km SE of Abdanan, Iran https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s3qn#executive United States Geological SurveyM 6.0 – 42 km ESE of Dehloran, Iran https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s3t7#executive United States Geological SurveyM 5.6 – 44 km E of Dehloran, Iran https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s4if#executive United States Geological Survey See also List of earthquakes in 2014 List of earthquakes in Iran References M 6.2 – 40 km E of Dehloran, Iran https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000s3np#executive United States Geological Survey Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead September 29, 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set Further reading The 18 August 2014 Mw 6.2 Mormori, Iran, Earthquake: A Thin-Skinned Faulting in the Zagros Mountain Inferred from InSAR Measurements https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277022761 M. Motagh A. Bahroudi M. Haghighi S. Samsonov E. Fielding H. Wetzel 2015 Seismological Research Letters 86 3 775–782 10.1785/0220140222 2015SeiRL..86..775M The 18 August 2014 Mw 6.2 Murmuri, Southwest Iran, Earthquake: Aftershock Sequence Analysis Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 108 4 1905–1917 2018 Rezapour M. Mottaghi A. 10.1785/0120170216 2018BuSSA.108.1905R 135259009 External links Multiple techniques shed light on the August 2014 Murmuri, Iran earthquake sequence – Comet Two Hundred and Fifty Housing Units Are Constructed at Dehloran Affected By Earthquake Regions – ReliefWeb Mormori Earthquake of 18 August 2014, Mw.6.2 – International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology 610785789 Category:2014 earthquakes Category:2014 in Iran Category:Earthquakes in Iran Category:August 2014 in Iran