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Since 1900, at least 126,000 fatalities have resulted from earthquakes in Iran. [2] In addition, the Iranian plate is bordered by the Indian plate (to the southeast), the Eurasian plate (to the north), and the Arabian plate (to the south and west), which is where the Zagros fold and thrust belt (an ancient subduction zone) lies.
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]
18 January – At least 150 people are injured by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Khoy, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan. [1]19 January – Iran and South Korea summon each others' ambassadors in a deepening dispute between the countries, after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called Iran "the enemy of the United Arab Emirates" while addressing South Korean troops stationed there.
The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, [ 3 ] including many prominent mosques and schools in the city, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
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.
0–9. 743 Caspian Gates earthquake; 856 Damghan earthquake; 893 Ardabil earthquake; 957 Caspian Sea earthquake; 1641 Tabriz earthquake; 1721 Tabriz earthquake
An earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC (5:26 am Iran Standard Time) on December 26, 2003.The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).
The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake (also known as the 2002 Avaj earthquake or the 2002 Changureh earthquake [a]) occurred on 22 June 2002. The epicenter was near the city [ b ] of Bou'in-Zahra [ c ] in Qazvin province , a region of northwestern Iran which is crossed by several major faults that is known for destructive earthquakes.