2022–2023 West Azerbaijan earthquakes
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Magnitude | 5.6 Mw |
5.7 Mw | |
5.9 Mw | |
Depth | 15 km (9.3 mi) 17 km (11 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Epicenter | 38°30′40″N 45°02′17″E / 38.511°N 45.038°E |
Type | Oblique-reverse[1] |
Areas affected | Iran |
Max. intensity | VIII (Severe)[2] |
Casualties | 3 dead, 3,314 injured[note 1] |
Starting on 21 September 2022,
Tectonic setting
Iran lies within the complicated zone of
Earthquake sequence
The earthquakes occurred near the city of Khoy, and started with a magnitude 5.1 foreshock on September 21.[3] On 5 October, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit about 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Khoy, at a depth of 15 km.[1] On 18 January 2023, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 4 km to the southwest.[11] Ten days later, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, struck 2 km to the southwest.[12] The mainshock was also felt in Turkey,[13] Azerbaijan,[14] and Armenia.[15] A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck on 16 March,[16] followed by a magnitude 5.6 event on 24 March.[2]
Impact
2022 event
At least 1,127 people were injured, of whom 135 required treatment.[4][17] Over 1,100 houses were destroyed and around 10,000 others were damaged in Khoy.[18][19] However, only one injury was caused by falling debris.[4] In total, two provinces, two cites and 53 villages were affected by the earthquake.[4]
2023 events
January 18
An additional 252 people received panic-induced injuries.[5] At least 4,420 houses were damaged, of which 570 collapsed or were uninhabitable,[20][21] and 3,850 others received minor to moderate damage.[22]
January 28
Damage more severe than the previous two events occurred, as well as some power outages.[23] The earthquake killed three people.[24] An additional 1,750 were injured,[25] including at least seven in Salmas and three in Chaypareh.[26][27][28][29] Between 20 and 50 percent of houses in 70 villages near the epicentre, as well as over 2,120 others in Khoy collapsed,[30][31] while 7,500 houses received moderate damage and 30,000 others with slight damage.[32][33][34] At least 88 schools were also destroyed and 873 others were damaged.[35]
March 16
Some houses were slightly damaged and 20 people were injured.[36]
March 24
At least 165 people were injured, two houses collapsed, while 78 others were damaged in ten villages near the epicenter and in Khoy and Salmas.[37] Landslides blocked some roads and power outages occurred in two villages.[38][39]
See also
- List of earthquakes in 2022
- List of earthquakes in 2023
- List of earthquakes in Iran
- 1930 Salmas earthquake
Notes
- ^ 1,127 injured in the 5 October 2022 event, 252 injured in the 18 January event, three killed and 1,750 injured in the 28 January event, and 185 injured by two events in March.
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