2013 Saravan earthquake
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The 2013 Saravan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.7 at 15:14 pm IRDT (UTC+4:30) on 16 April. The shock struck a mountainous area between the cities of Saravan and Khash in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, close to the border with Pakistan,[2][3][4][5] with a duration of about 25 seconds.[2] The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth in the Arabian plate lithosphere, near the boundary between the subducting Arabian Plate and the overriding Eurasian Plate at a depth of about 80 km.[2][1]
UTC time | 2013-04-16 10:44:20 |
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ISC event | 606824152 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16) |
Local time | 15:14 IRDT |
Magnitude | 7.7 Mw |
Depth | 82 km (51 mi) |
Epicenter | 28.107°N 62.053°E / 28.107; 62.053 |
Areas affected | Iran Pakistan |
Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[1] |
Casualties | 35 deaths (1 in Iran, 34 in Pakistan) 117 injured[2] |
It was the largest earthquake in Iran within the last 300 years, equal in magnitude to the one that shook East Azerbaijan in 1721, killing up to 250,000 people,[6] and possibly the largest in the last half-century.[2] The earthquake followed a magnitude 6.3 event near Bushehr. The town of Mashkel was close to the quake's epicentre, and around 85 percent of the city's buildings were demolished.[7] Thirty-five people were killed in the earthquake.