Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.1 - SOUTHERN IRAN
2008 September 10 11:00:34 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
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| Location | 26.823°N, 55.825°E |
| Depth | 15 km (9.3 miles) set by location program |
| Region | SOUTHERN IRAN |
| Distances | 60 km (40 miles) SW of Bandar-e Abbas, Iran 80 km (50 miles) NNW of Al Khasab, Oman 115 km (70 miles) N of Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates 1065 km (660 miles) SSE of TEHRAN, Iran |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.4 km (2.7 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=243, Nph=243, Dmin=72.5 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
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| Event ID | us2008wua9 |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Seven people killed and about 45 injured, 15 of those on Qeshm. Damage to numerous villages in Hormozgan Province. Felt at Bandar-e Abbas. Felt (IV) at Ajman and Ras al Khaymah; (III) at Abu Zabi, Dubayy and ash-Shariqah, United Arab Emirates. Also felt at al-Ayn and al-Fujayrah. Felt (II) at ad-Dawhah, Qatar.
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Scientific & Technical Information
Additional Information, News Reports
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
