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1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake
Date 1 September 1962 (1962-09)
Magnitude 7.1 (Richter scale)
Depth 10 kilometres (6 mi)[1]
Epicenter location 35°38′N 49°52′E / 35.63°N 49.87°E / 35.63; 49.87Coordinates: 35°38′N 49°52′E / 35.63°N 49.87°E / 35.63; 49.87
Countries/
regions affected		 Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran
Tsunami none
Casualties at least 12,225 dead, 2,776 injured

The 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake occurred on September 1, 1962, in the settlement of Bou'in-Zahra, Qazvin Province, Iran. 12,225 fatalities resulted from the massive, magnitude 7.1 earthquake.[2]

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Background

The tremor originated on the Ipak Fault of northern Iran. Together, the earthquake and its aftershocks resulted in 64 miles (103 km) of visible surface faulting along with two stages of progressive.[3]

Damage and casualties

12,225 fatalities resulted from the earthquake. An additional 2,776 people were injured; along with 21,310 houses either destroyed or too damaged to repair. 35 percent of domestic livestock was also killed, and several landslides and rock falls occurred posterior to the rupture.[3] 21,000 houses were destroyed, mainly because they were made up of mud and brick. Over 7,500 were buried in 31 individual villages, followed by reports from 60 additional villages. In these villages, however, 26,618 survived. One hospital in Tehran was "packed" with over 2,500 victims.[4]

Slight damage was experienced in Tehran, the nation's capital. Cities as far away as Tabriz, Esfahan and Yazd reported the tremor. Sandblows also formed along the rupture zone The earthquake was also declared the largest rupture in the region since approximately 1630, over 300 years prior. Earthquake lights were also sighted from the Rudak area multiple times.[5]

Relief efforts

Rescue operators suggested that an aerial and on-land search should be initiated to help victims. Some officials believed that people had gone for over a week with no aid.[6] Iranian wrestling star Gholamreza Takhti gathered blankets, money, and food for victims and transported them by trucks.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mostafazadeh1 and Mokhtari, p. 2.
  2. ^ "Historic Worldwide Earthquakes". United States Geological Survey. January 29, 2009. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_country.php#iran. Retrieved February 21, 2009.  
  3. ^ a b Ambraseys, p. 705-740.
  4. ^ "Quake Victims Exceed Fears". Ellensburg Daily Record. September 6, 1962. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GXsKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U0sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5388,2541535&dq=1962+iran+earthquake. Retrieved February 22, 2009.  
  5. ^ "Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900". United States Geological Survey. January 29, 2009. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/world_deaths.php. Retrieved February 22, 2009.  
  6. ^ Jay Walz (September 9, 1962). "Wide Search Is Pressed in Iran For Additional Quake Victims; Rescuers Fear Some in Remote Villages Have Suffered a Week With No Aid --Relief Operations Stepped Up U.S. Copters Join Search Families Won't Separate". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0915F93A5E147B93CBA91782D85F468685F9. Retrieved February 22, 2009.  
  7. ^ "British Museum Opens New Exhibition, Takhti: A Modern Iranian Hero". ArtDaily. 2007. http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=29106. Retrieved February 21, 2009.  

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