IRIS Special Report

Date-Time 2002 06 22 02:58:21 UTC
Location 35.67N 48.93E
Depth 10.0 kilometers Magnitude 6.3
Region WESTERN IRAN
Reference 225 km (140 miles) west of Tehran (Avaj)
Source USGS NEIC

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck western Iran on June 22, crushing more than 200 villagers in their homes and injuring hundreds more. [Reuters]

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Travel Times

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
[ USGS ]

City,Country Distance Travel Time Arrival Time Phase
  (degrees) (min:sec) UTC  
Moscow, Russia 21.55 4:49.4 3:03:09.4 P
Rome, Italy 28.95 5:59.4 3:04:19.4 P
Kathmandu, Nepal 31.81 6:24.7 3:04:44.7 P
Bergen, Norway 37.22 7:11.5 3:05:31.5 P
London, England 38.19 7:19.6 3:05:39.6 P
Nairobi, Kenya 38.42 7:21.6 3:05:41.6 P
Beijing, China 52.37 9:12.1 3:07:32.1 P
Tokyo, Japan 70.89 11:17.3 3:09:37.3 P
Bangor, Maine 82.10 12:20.8 3:10:40.8 P
Anchorage, Alaska 82.29 12:21.7 3:10:41.7 P
Boston, Massachusetts 85.03 12:35.8 3:10:55.8 P
Ottawa, Canada 85.11 12:36.2 3:10:56.2 P
Agana, Guam 86.90 12:45.0 3:11:05.0 P
New York, New York 87.72 12:48.9 3:11:08.9 P
Philadephia, Pennsylvania 88.88 12:54.4 3:11:14.4 P
Washington, D.C. 90.63 13:02.6 3:11:22.6 P
Duluth, Minnesota 90.87 13:03.7 3:11:23.7 P
Seattle, Washington 96.59 13:29.9 3:11:49.9 P
Knoxville, Tennessee 96.97 13:31.6 3:11:51.6 P
St. Louis, Missouri 97.01 13:31.8 3:11:51.8 P
San Juan, Puerto Rico 98.34 13:37.7 3:11:57.7 P
Wichita, Kansas 100.57 13:47.6 3:12:07.6 Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 101.30 13:50.9 3:12:10.9 Pdiff
Miami, Florida 102.30 13:55.3 3:12:15.3 Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 106.06 14:12.0 3:12:32.0 Pdiff
San Francisco, California 106.54 14:14.1 3:12:34.1 Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 109.66 14:28.0 3:12:48.0 Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 111.08 14:34.3 3:12:54.3 Pdiff
Brisbane, Australia 116.23 14:57.1 3:13:17.1 Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 117.47 15:02.7 3:13:22.7 Pdiff
Honolulu, Hawaii 117.94 15:04.7 3:13:24.7 Pdiff
Lima, Peru 126.09 15:40.9 3:14:00.9 Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 131.10 16:03.1 3:14:23.1 Pdiff
Wellington, New Zealand 137.78 16:32.8 3:14:52.8 Pdiff

 
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Tectonics of the Iran region

 

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Recent Iran Seismicity

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Villagers of Abdare sift through rubble.
[Stringer photo]

Villagers mourning the loss of their families.
[Stringer photo]

A man hits his head in despair at the loss of his family killed in the house behind him in Changoureh.
[Stringer photo]

Peering into a collapsed area.
[IIEES photo]

 

[ all courtesy of IIEES ]

 

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