1931 Zangezur earthquake
UTC time | 1931-04-27 16:50:45 |
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ISC event | 906750 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | April 27, 1931 |
Local time | 20:50:45 |
Magnitude | 6.5 Mw [1] |
Depth | 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] |
Epicenter | 39°17′N 45°57′E / 39.29°N 45.95°E [1] |
Areas affected | Armenia Azerbaijan |
Max. intensity | MSK-64 IX (Destructive) |
Casualties | 390–2,890 deaths [2] |
The 1931 Zangezur earthquake occurred on April 27 at 20:50:45 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.5. The earthquake was located in the
Tectonic setting
The Pambak-Sevan-Sunik Fault extends in the NW–SE direction. The fault can be traced continuously for 400 km and consists of four major segments. The 1931 Zangezur earthquake was located in the area of the Sunik-Zanghezour segment, which is about 120 km long.[4] The fault was also the source of the magnitude 7.5+ 1139 Ganja earthquake; the largest and most destructive seismic event in the Caucasus.[5]
Earthquake
The earthquake was located near the border between the
Previous seismicity
There was a period of increased earthquake activity in Armenia and its neighboring republics between 1911 and 1956 and the 1931 event was one of the strongest. It released about half of the total energy of all the earthquakes occurring in the Caucasus region near the Caspian Sea in that period.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- .
- hdl:1854/LU-8655179.
- ^ USGS, Today in Earthquake History, United States Geological Survey
- ^ http://gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_29/TypeId_/DataId_128/Action_Pn4/WebsiteId_13/Twentieth.Century.Seismicity.of.Maku.Region[permanent dead link]. (1900.1977).html
- doi:10.4401/ag-3335
- ISBN 9781741044775.
- ^ "On the periodicity of seismic activity during the last one and a half to two thousand years (based on the example of Armenia)" by G. P. Tamrazyan
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.