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  2. List of earthquakes in Iran - Wikipedia

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    The Iranian plateau is subject to most types of tectonic activity, including active folding, faulting and volcanic eruptions. It is well known for its long history of disastrous earthquake activity. Not only have these earthquakes killed thousands, but they have also led to waste of valuable natural resources. [2]

  3. 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes was a doublet earthquake event in Iran that occurred on November 14, 2021, with magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The two quakes occurred just a minute and a half apart, [ 5 ] [ 2 ] killing 2 people and injuring a further 100.

  4. 1977 Bob–Tangol earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The tectonic setting of Iran and surrounding area. The Iranian plateau is a broad zone of deformed continental crust as it is wedged between the Arabian and Eurasian plates. The Arabian plate, located southeast of the plateau, undergoes oblique convergence with the Eurasian plate in the northeast at a rate of 22 cm (8.7 in) annually.

  5. 2022 Hormozgan earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    This earthquake is part of a sequence of earthquakes on 1 July 2022, in southern Iran that began with a magnitude 6.0, [1] followed by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock two hours later, [2] and a magnitude 6.0 earthquake one minute after the magnitude 5.7 earthquake. [6]

  6. 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    The Iranian plateau is confined by the Turan platform in the north and the Zagros fold and thrust belt and Makran Trench in the south. The Arabian plate is converging to the north with the Eurasian plate at a rate of 35 millimeters (1.4 in) per year, and is diffused across a 1,000 km (620 mi) zone resulting in continental shortening and thickening throughout the plateau, with strike-slip and ...

  7. 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake (Persian: زمین‌لرزه ۱۳۴۱ بویین‌زهرا) occurred on September 1 in the area of Buin Zahra, Qazvin province, Iran. The shock had a Richter magnitude of 7.1 and resulted in 12,225 fatalities. [3] Qazvin Province lies in an area of Iran that experiences large earthquakes.

  8. 2008 Qeshm earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and 6 on the surface wave scale, killing seven people and injuring up to 45. Causing both catastrophic and minor damage, the earthquake devastated up to 200 villages throughout southern Iran, but left the port city of Bandar Abbas almost unscathed.

  9. 1978 Tabas earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1978 Tabas earthquake (Persian: زمین‌لرزه ۱۳۵۷ طبس) occurred on September 16 at 19:05:55 local time in central Iran. The shock measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX+ (Violent). The death toll was in the range of 15,000–25,000, with severe damage occurring in the town of Tabas.