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However, field investigations will be necessary to find if the earthquake occurred on the Bam Fault or on another. The Bam earthquake is 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of the destructive earthquakes of June 11, 1981 (magnitude 6.6, approximately 3,000 deaths) and July 28, 1981 (magnitude 7.3, approximately 1,500 deaths).
This is a list of earthquakes in 2003. ... A 2,000-year-old UNESCO world heritage site, the Arg-é Bam, was nearly completely destroyed by the earthquake. [170]
Earthquakes in Iran from 1990 to 2006, by United States Geological Survey Iran Faults. Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. [1] As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
Bam (Persian: بم) [3] is a city in the Central District of Bam County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4] The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake, the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. [5]
Bam 6.6 is a documentary about the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran.The film, subtitled "Humanity has no Borders", was produced and directed by Jahangir Golestanparast.. The film documents the plight of American tourists Tobb Dell'Oro and his Jewish fiancée, Adele Freedman, after they are buried under the quake's rubble.
Major earthquakes in 2003 included a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria on May 21 that killed over 2,200 people and a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Iran on December 26 that killed about 50,000 people. [21] The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season was above average in activity, including sixteen named storms of which seven were hurricanes.
The 2003 Bam earthquake destroyed several historic landmarks, including a citadel. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history. The 2005 Kashmir earthquake destroyed several towns, and caused extensive damage and landslides as far as the Pakistani capital Islamabad .
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Iran" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. ... 2003 Bam earthquake; 2004 Baladeh earthquake; 2005 Qeshm ...