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The Tabas Earthquake of September 161978 in east‐central IranA preliminary field report
Author(s) -
MohajerAshjai A.,
Nowroozi A. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl006i009p00689
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , tectonics , magnitude (astronomy) , astronomy , physics
The largest historic magnitude earthquake of inland Iran occurred at 15H35M and 53.05 (GMT) on Sept. 16th1978. This event measured 7.7 in Richter scale and left behind over 15,000 casualties in township of Tabasa traditional oasis at the edge of east Iranian desert. The area of total destruction extended for 1,000 km 2 along the western foot of the Shotori Range. Other earthquake effects such as fresh thrust faultingextensive landslidingstone up‐throw and collapse of underground irrigation channels were observed within the mezoseismal area. A principal contraction to the east could be taken as the causative agentwhich is in accord with the general tectonic regime of the area.