Recent Earthquakes Damaging Earthquake in Iran

On May 10, 1997, a strong earthquake with magnitude Ms=7.3 occurred in northern Iran causing a major damage and resulting over 3,000 deaths.

Earthquake source parameters
DATE
yr/mo/da		 TIME
hh:mm:sec		 LAT.
(°N)		 LONG.
(°E)		 DEPTH
(km)		 MAGNITUDE
mb   Ms		 LOCATION
97/05/10 07:57:32.7 33.654 59.739 2.0            7.3 Northern Iran

May 10, 1997, Northern Iran Earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake is indicated by a star. The source mechanism indicates predominantly strike-slip motion along a shallow fault plane.

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