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Shallow and dangerous M 5.6 earthquake struck eastern Iran

Thursday, December 6, 2012 4:20

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Strong earthquake, initially registered as M 6.0, but later revised to M 5.6 hit South Khorasan Province in eastern Iran at 17:08 UTC on December 5, 2012. The epicenter was located 18 km E of Khoshk, 22 km W of Zahan, The epicenter was at depth of 5.4 km according to USGS and 10 km according to EMSC. USGS and EMSC recorded same magnitude while IIEES recorded M 5.4 at depth of 14,1 km. There are still no report of damage or injuries at the moment.

Intensity shake map (Source: USGS)

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 17:08:12 UTC Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at 08:38:12 PM at epicenter
Location	33.520°N, 59.570°E
Depth	5.4 km (3.4 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region	EASTERN IRAN
Distances	42 km (26 miles) ESE of Qayen, Iran 79 km (49 miles) NNE of Birjand, Iran 123 km (76 miles) SE of Gonabad, Iran 175 km (108 miles) SW of Taybad, Iran
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=202, Nph=205, Dmin=507.6 km, Rmss=1.07 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000e4lq

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Epicenter map (Source: EMSC)

The epicenter was located between three active faults – 40 km from Abriz fault, 42 km from Nozad fault and 54 km from Ferdows fault.

Featured image: EMSC + Google Earth

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