Recent Earthquakes in Broujerd
During the past three days,
starting May 2, 2005, seven earthquakes occurred in Broujerd area. The biggest
one at 11:51(LMT) on Tuesday May 3, 2005, had a magnitude of 4.9 in Richter
scale. The parameters of the other events are listed in table (1).
Occurrence of great Silakhor earthquake in 1909 with magnitude 7.4 and more than
5500 fatalities in southeast of Doroud, shows the high potential of seismic
hazard in the region.
After the occurrence of the recent earthquakes in the High Zagros, International
Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) plans to install a
temporary seismic network of six stations in the region. These stations are
installed in the city of Broujerd, Nahavand, Doroud, Chogalvandi, Alashtar and
also in Tureh region.
Table (1) List of the earthquakes from May 2 to May 4, 2005 in Boroujerd area.
|
Region |
ML |
Depth |
Longitude |
Latitude |
Local time |
Time (UTC) |
Date |
|
East of Broujerd |
4 |
15 |
48.9 |
33.88 |
11:54:29 |
07:24:29 |
2005/05/03 |
|
Broujerd |
4.9 |
14 |
48.85 |
33.88 |
11:51:12 |
07:21:12 |
2005/05/03 |
|
Broujerd |
2.8 |
17 |
48.71 |
33.79 |
03:01:23 |
22:31:23 |
2005/05/02 |
|
Broujerd |
3 |
16 |
48.72 |
33.91 |
02:31:56 |
22:01:56 |
2005/05/01 |
|
East of Broujerd |
3.2 |
17 |
48.71 |
33.93 |
00:34:07 |
20:04:07 |
2005/05/01 |
|
North of Broujerd |
2.9 |
16 |
48.75 |
33.95 |
20:35:57 |
16:05:57 |
2005/05/01 |
|
North- West of Broujerd |
3.7 |
14 |
48.68 |
33.92 |
19:59:58 |
15:29:58 |
2005/05/01 |