Earthquake Information for 1997
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Significant Earthquakes of the World in 1997
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Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater in 1997
- 1997 Large / Noteworthy Earthquakes
May 10 -- Northern Iran -- 7.3M ** Deadliest Earthquake in 1997
October 14 -- South of Fiji Islands -- 7.8M ** Largest Earthquake in 1997
December 05 -- Near East Coast of Kamchatka -- 7.8M ** Largest Earthquake in 1997 -
Deaths from Earthquakes in 1997
- Total Deaths: 3,069
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Earthquakes with the most casualties in 1997
February 28, Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran Border Region
At least 1,100 people killed, 2,600 injured, 36,000 homeless, 12,000 houses damaged or destroyed and 160,000 livestock killed in the Ardabil region of northwestern Iran. Severe damage to roads, electrical power lines, communications and water distribution systems in that area.
May 10, Northern Iran ** Deadliest Earthquake in 1997
At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area. Five people killed and some damage in the Herat area, Afghanistan. Felt in Kerman, Khorasan, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan and Yazd Provinces, Iran. This earthquake appears to have occurred on a southern splay of the Ferdows fault. The left-lateral, strike-slip Ferdows fault was the site of the 1968 Dasht-e-Bayaz earthquake (magnitude 7.3) which resulted in 12,000-20,000 casualties. The Ferdows fault is north of the Zagros Mountains (the latter being the northern boundary of the Arabian plate). Understanding the tectonics of the Ferdows region is complicated by indistinct boundaries of the several microplates at that collision zone.
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