Earthquake Report: February 28, 2006, Faryab

 

At 11:01 (local time) an earthquake with surface wave magnitude of 5.9 occurred 85 kilometers southeast of Hajiabad, Hormozgan  and 105 km northwest of Kahnooj, Kerman (Figures 1,2). This seismic event was recorded at 13 broad band seismic stations of the Iranian National Broad-Band Seismic Network (INSN) at IIEES (Figure 3). According to the recorded seismograms, this earthquake is located at 28.18˚ N and 56.76˚ E. The village of Ab Bid of Faryab and also the villages of Ahmadi and Bagh Chenar in the epicentral area have been most severely damaged. This earthquake was completely noticeable in the cities of Kerman, Jiroft, Kahnuj, Faryab, Fahraj Soghan, Baft and Manujan.

Figure (1): Map of the earthquake's epicenter according to (EMSC, NEIC, IIEES) and the most severely damaged villages

Figure (2): Earthquake Epicenter of Feb. 28, 2006; Southeast of Hajiabad

Figure (3): Recorded Seismograms; Earthquake Southeast of Hajiabad (Iranian National Broad-Band Seismic Network of IIEES)

Figure (4): Seismicity of the 200 km range surrounding the earthquake epicenter

Figure (5): Earthquakes with magnitudes of 6 and greater than 6 of the 200 km range surrounding the earthquake epicenter

Table (1): List of earthquakes with magnitudes of 6 and greater than 6 of the 200 km range surrounding the earthquake epicenter

Date

Time(UTC)

Time(Local)

Lat.

Lon.

Depth

Magnitude

Region

1923-09-22

20:47:33

0:17:33

29.5

56

 

Mb

6.7

East of Sirjan, Kerman Province

1927-05-09

10:31:40

15:01:40

28.5

56

 

Mb

6.2

North of Hajiabad, Hormozgan Province

1930-05-11

22:35:50

3:05:50

27.5

55

 

Mb

6.2

South-East of Lar, Fars Province

1930-08-23

10:53:18

15:23:18

27.5

55

 

Mb

6.2

South-East of Lar, Fars Province

1948-07-05

13:53:14

18:23:14

29.5

57.5

 

Mb

6

North-East of Baft, Kerman Province

1949-04-24

4:22:08

8:52:08

27.2

56.2

 

Mb

6.5

Bandar-e abbas, Hormozgan Province

1971-04-12

19:03:25

23:33:25

28.3

55.6

44

Mb

6

West of Hajiabad, Hormozgan Province

1977-03-21

21:18:45

1:48:45

27.6

56.39

29

Ms

6.9

North-East of Bandar-e abbas, Hormozgan Provi

1977-04-01

13:36:24

18:06:24

27.54

56.32

29

Mb

6.2

North of Bandar-e abbas, Hormozgan Province

1981-06-11

7:24:25

11:54:25

29.91

57.71

33

Ms

6.7

South-East of Kerman, Kerman Province

1981-07-28

17:22:24

21:52:24

30.01

57.79

33

Ms

7.1

South-East of Kerman, Kerman Province

1990-11-06

18:45:52

22:15:52

28.25

55.46

11

Ms

6.7

West of Hajiabad, Hormozgan Province

1998-03-14

19:40:27

23:10:27

30.15

57.6

9

Ms

6.9

South-East of Kerman, Kerman Province

1999-03-04

5:38:26

9:08:26

28.34

57.19

33

Ms

6.7

South-West of Jiroft, Kerman Province

2003-12-26

1:56:56

5:26:56

29.08

58.38

13

Ms

6.5

Bam, Kerman Province

2005-11-27

10:22:19

13:52:19

26.83

55.82

8

Mb

6

South-West of Qeshm, Hormozgan Province

 

Figure (6): Seismicity map of the region during the past 3 months (November 27, 2005- Feb. 28, 2006)

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Figure (7): Recorded Seismograms of the Faryab Earthquake at International Seismic Stations of IDC