More than 570 earthquakes occur in one month

Tehran – The seismic networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran announced that 573 earthquakes were recorded across the country during the past month, which ended on June 19.

The epicenters of 26 earthquakes occurred in neighboring countries: Azerbaijan (7), Afghanistan (3), Turkey (1), Turkmenistan (4), Iraq (2), and Armenia (9).

Among the total earthquakes, one earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale occurred on June 18 with its epicenter in Kashmar, Razavi Khorasan Province.

Statistically, 235 earthquakes with a magnitude of less than 2 occurred in the country; 272 earthquakes with a magnitude of between 2 and 3; 54 earthquakes with a magnitude of between 3 and 4; and 11 earthquakes with a magnitude of between 4 and 5.

Among the country's provinces, Kerman province recorded 90 earthquakes, Khorasan Razavi 59 earthquakes, and Yazd 50 earthquakes, the highest number of earthquakes in the country.

A total of 6,949 earthquakes were recorded across the country during the past calendar year (March 2023 – March 2024) according to the seismic networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.

The Iranian Students News Agency reported that most of the earthquakes occurred in the northeastern provinces of Khorasan Razavi, southeastern Kerman, northwestern West Azerbaijan, and southeastern Khorasan, respectively. Statistically, 2,268 earthquakes were less than 2 on the Richter scale, 3,685 earthquakes were between 2 and 3 degrees, 796 earthquakes were between 3 and 4 degrees, 181 earthquakes were between 4 and 5 degrees, 22 earthquakes were between 5 and 6 degrees, and 5 earthquakes were between 6 and 7 degrees.

The Iranian Plateau is located in a very seismically active region of the world and is known not only for major catastrophic earthquakes but also for disasters related to natural hazards, especially earthquakes.

About 2% of the world’s earthquakes occur in Iran, but more than 6% of global earthquake victims in the 20th century were Iranian earthquakes. This shows the high level of vulnerability in Iran, according to Mehdi Zare, professor of earthquake engineering.

Iran has entered a decade of earthquakes since [Iranian calendar] Mehdi Zare, professor of earthquake engineering at the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, said that the Iranian plateau has been shrinking at a rate of 30 millimeters annually since the year 1396 (March 2017-March 2018).

The Strait of Hormuz region in southern Iran has the highest seismic activity in the region and its formation is related to the continued convergent movement between the Arabian Plate and the central continental plate of Iran.

Tehran is also considered one of the most dangerous megacities in the world in terms of the risk of various natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, droughts, landslides, post-earthquake fires, etc.

On the other hand, Tehran's population at night is over 8.3 million, with a mix of old, non-resisting buildings as well as modern high-rises that affect the fragility of this city.

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