Iran-Bam Earthquake

South Iran

A strong earthquake of magnitude Mw=6.6 occurred at the South Iran near the city of Bam at 1:56:52 UTC on Friday, December 26, 2003. The epicenter was 975 km SE of Tehran, at a depth of about 10 km. More than 20.000 people were killed and the city of Bam have been destroyed. Electricity and telephones lines are down.

Date	Time	Latitude	Longitude	Depth	Ms	Mw	Source
26-12-2003	01:56:52	29.000 N	58.330 W	10	-	6.6	USGS

Source Parameters

Seismic Moment	Phi_1	Dip_1	Slip_1	Phi_2	Dip_2	Slip_2	Source
6.6 x 10²⁵	264	88	2	174	88	178	USGS

Source Parameters Determination using teleseismic recordings

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USGS

ATHU = Athens University
NOA = National Observatory of Athens
USGS = United States Geological Survey
NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
HRV = Harvard University

Ml= Local Magnitude
Mw= Moment Magnitude
Mo= Seismic Moment (dyncm)