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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.
The 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes was a doublet earthquake event in Iran that occurred on November 14, 2021, with magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The two quakes occurred just a minute and a half apart, [ 5 ] [ 2 ] killing 2 people and injuring a further 100.
This earthquake is part of a sequence of earthquakes on 1 July 2022, in southern Iran that began with a magnitude 6.0, [1] followed by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock two hours later, [2] and a magnitude 6.0 earthquake one minute after the magnitude 5.7 earthquake. [6]
The 2021 Sisakht earthquake which had a magnitude of 5.4 M w, struck 28 km northwest of Yasuj, Iran at around 18:35 on February 17. [1] No deaths were reported however 63 people sustained injuries and extensive damage was observed in numerous cities near the epicenter. [ 4 ]
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 584 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
The year 2021 was a very active period for global seismicity, with 19 major earthquakes, three of which were over 8.0, and was also the most seismically active since 2007. There were a total of 2,476 fatalities, with the majority from a M 7.2 in Haiti. Fatalities occurred in every month of the year.
More than 400 people were killed by an earthquake in Iran's Kermanshah province on the Iraqi border on Sunday, state television reported.
It was the largest earthquake in Iran within the last 300 years, equal in magnitude to the one that shook East Azerbaijan in 1721, killing up to 250,000 people, [6] and possibly the largest in the last half-century. [2] The earthquake followed a magnitude 6.3 event near Bushehr.