2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes

2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes
2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes is located in Iran
2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes
UTC timeDoublet earthquake:    
 A: 2012-08-11 12:23:17[1]
 B: 2012-08-11 12:34:36[2]
ISC event 
 A: 604084447
 B: 604846898
USGS-ANSS 
 A: ComCat
 B: ComCat
Local dateAugust 11, 2012 (2012-08-11)
Local timeUTC+04.30
 A: 16:53
 B: 17:04
Magnitude6.4 Mw
 A: 6.2 Mw(GCMT) 
DepthA: 9 km (5.6 mi)[1] B: 19 km (12 mi)[2]
Epicenter38°21′32″N 46°47′10″E / 38.359°N 46.786°E / 38.359; 46.786
Areas affectedIran
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[3]
Aftershocksat least 60[4][5]
Casualties306 dead, 3,037 injured[6]

The 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes – also known as the Ahar earthquakes – occurred on 11 August 2012, at 16:53 Iran Standard Time, near the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Tabriz.[7] They comprised a doublet separated by eleven minutes, with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.2 Mww.[8] At least 306 people died and more than 3,000 others were injured, primarily in the rural and mountainous areas to the northeast of Tabriz (though 45 died in the city of Ahar).[9] The shocks were felt in Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, though no major damage was reported.[10]

  1. ^ a b ISC-EHB Event 604084447 [IRIS].
  2. ^ a b ISC-EHB Event 604846898 [IRIS].
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  6. ^ "M 6.4 – 26 km SW of Ahar, Iran – Impact". 11 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Two deadly earthquakes hit Iran, 250 dead". Deutsche Welle. Associated Press. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. ^ ANSS: 2012a East Azerbaijan . ANSS: 2012b East Azerbaijan .
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  10. ^ RFE/RL (11 August 2012). "Iranian Official Says 150 Dead in Earthquake". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 11 August 2012.