The 2006 Borujerd earthquake occurred in the early morning of 31 March in the South of Borujerd with destruction in Borujerd, Silakhor and Dorood areas of the Loristan Province in western Iran. The centre of the earthquake was in Darb-e Astaneh village south of the Borujerd City. The earthquake measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale.
This powerful earthquake shook the entire land of Loristan Province and most areas of Hamedan Province, Markazi Province and destroyed many villages in Khorramabad, Alashtar and Arak County as well. More than 180 aftershocks followed the main earthquake in April, May and June and people had to stay outside for several weeks.
A lighter foreshock happened the night before, and people stayed outside overnight and this reduced the number of casualties significantly. However, the mainshock at 4:47 am on 31 March shook Borujerd, Dorud and other towns and villages on Silakhor Plain for more than 55 seconds.
Damage
Carevanserai Hafezi in Bazaar of Borujerd (18th century); destroyed in Borujerd Earthquake 2006
More than 40 major historical monuments of Borujerd were destroyed by the earthquake and 30% of the historical downtown of the city (2.7 kmª) was ruined or damaged thoroughly. Other monuments damaged by the earthquake include:
Apart from UN agencies e.g. UNESCO and UNICEF, there are other international agencies functioning in the field, including MSF, Caritas Italy, Operation Mercy, ACH Spain and ACT Netherlands.[5]
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
^ abcBerberian, M. (2014), Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau, Developments in Earth Surface Processes (1st ed.), Elsevier, p. 633, ISBN978-0444632920
2006, borujerd, earthquake, occurred, early, morning, march, south, borujerd, with, destruction, borujerd, silakhor, dorood, areas, loristan, province, western, iran, centre, earthquake, darb, astaneh, village, south, borujerd, city, earthquake, measured, mome. The 2006 Borujerd earthquake occurred in the early morning of 31 March in the South of Borujerd with destruction in Borujerd Silakhor and Dorood areas of the Loristan Province in western Iran The centre of the earthquake was in Darb e Astaneh village south of the Borujerd City The earthquake measured 6 1 on the moment magnitude scale 2006 Borujerd earthquakeTehranUTC time2006 03 31 01 17 00ISC event10614039USGS ANSSComCatLocal dateMarch 31 2006 2006 03 31 Local time04 47Magnitude6 1 Mw 1 Depth7 0 km 4 3 mi Epicenter33 34 N 48 44 E 33 56 N 48 73 E 33 56 48 73 Coordinates 33 34 N 48 44 E 33 56 N 48 73 E 33 56 48 73 1 TypeStrike slip 2 Areas affectedIranTotal damage 42 262 million moderate 2 3 Max intensityVIII Severe 4 Casualties63 70 killed 4 1 246 1 418 injured 4 Contents 1 Earthquake 1 1 Damage 1 2 Response 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEarthquake EditThis powerful earthquake shook the entire land of Loristan Province and most areas of Hamedan Province Markazi Province and destroyed many villages in Khorramabad Alashtar and Arak County as well More than 180 aftershocks followed the main earthquake in April May and June and people had to stay outside for several weeks A lighter foreshock happened the night before and people stayed outside overnight and this reduced the number of casualties significantly However the mainshock at 4 47 am on 31 March shook Borujerd Dorud and other towns and villages on Silakhor Plain for more than 55 seconds Damage Edit Carevanserai Hafezi in Bazaar of Borujerd 18th century destroyed in Borujerd Earthquake 2006 More than 40 major historical monuments of Borujerd were destroyed by the earthquake and 30 of the historical downtown of the city 2 7 kmª was ruined or damaged thoroughly Other monuments damaged by the earthquake include Jame Mosque of Borujerd 900 AD Soltani Mosque of Borujerd Imamzadeh Ja far Borujerd Chalenchoolan Bridge Ghaleh Hatam Bridge Birjandi Old House of Borujerd Mesri Old House of Borujerd Imamzadeh Khalogh Ali Tekyeh Movassaghi Pahlavei High SchoolResponse Edit Apart from UN agencies e g UNESCO and UNICEF there are other international agencies functioning in the field including MSF Caritas Italy Operation Mercy ACH Spain and ACT Netherlands 5 See also Edit1909 Borujerd earthquake List of earthquakes in 2006 List of earthquakes in IranReferences Edit a b ISC 2017 ISC GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue 1900 2013 Version 4 0 International Seismological Centre a b USGS September 4 2009 PAGER CAT Earthquake Catalog Version 2008 06 1 United States Geological Survey National Geophysical Data Center World Data Service NGDC WDS 1972 Significant Earthquake Database Data Set National Geophysical Data Center NOAA doi 10 7289 V5TD9V7K a b c Berberian M 2014 Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau Developments in Earth Surface Processes 1st ed Elsevier p 633 ISBN 978 0444632920 ReliefWeb 10 Apr 2006 Iran Doroud Earthquake Information Bulletin no 6 ReliefWeb External links EditDarb e Astaneh Silakhor Earthquake Report March 31 2006 ML 6 1 IIEES IFRC Iran Doroud Earthquake Information Bulletin no 3 IFRC M 6 1 western Iran USGS The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and or authoritative data for this event ReliefWeb s main page for this event Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Borujerd earthquake amp oldid 1073725138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
