TEHRAN – A total of 133 earthquakes were recorded nationwide from February 15th to 21st, according to the Earthquake Network of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran.
Statistically, there are 118 earthquakes with a size smaller than 3. 13 earthquakes, between 3 and 4 sizes. One earthquake of 4-5 size. According to the IRNA, earthquakes of 5-6 size reported 5-6 earthquakes.
Of the total tremors, on the Richter scale, there was a magnitude of 5.4, which occurred in the province of Fuzestan on February 16th.
Among the states of the country, the 13-year-old Kerman experienced the most earthquakes, followed by Khorasan Razavi and Fars in 11, Yazd, Quezestan, 10 earthquakes.
During the same period, no earthquakes were recorded in East Azabaijan, West Azarbaijan, Aldabil, Alborz, Sistanbarchestan, Kom, Gilan, Kazbin, Zanjan and Hormozgan provinces.
According to the seismological network of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran, a total of 6,949 earthquakes have been recorded nationwide in past calendar years (March 2023 -March 2024).
The majority of the earthquakes occurred in the northeastern Khorasan Razabi, southeastern Kaman, northwest Azarbaijan and eastern Southeastern Khorasan province, Isna reported.
Statistically, 2,268 earthquakes were less than 2 on the Richter scale. 3,685 was 2-3. 796 was 3-4. 181 was between 4 and 5. 22 was between 5 and 6. Five were between 6 and 7.
The Iranian plateau is located in a highly seismically active region of the world and is known not only for its major catastrophic earthquakes, but also for its natural disasters, particularly earthquake-related disasters.
Iran has about 2% of the world’s earthquakes, but more than 6% of the victims of world earthquakes in the 20th century have been reported from earthquakes in Iran.
According to Mehdi Zare, professor of engineering seismology, this indicates a high level of vulnerability in Iran.
Iran has been in the 10th year of earthquakes, starting from 1396 (March 2017 – March 2018) to the year of the Iranian calendar (March 2017 – March 2018).
The Strait of Hormuz region in southern Iran has the highest seismic activity in the region, and its formation is associated with the continuation of the convergence movement between the Arabian Plate and the Iranian Central Continental Plate.
Tehran is one of the most dangerous metropolitan cities in the world in terms of the risks of a variety of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, subsidence, drought, earthquakes, and post-earthquake fires.
Meanwhile, Tehran’s nighttime population is over 8,300,000, with a mix of old non-resistant structures and modern skyscrapers affecting the city’s vulnerability.
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