1911 Kerman earthquake
| UTC time | 1911-04-18 18:14:28 |
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| Magnitude | 6.5 Mw[1] 6.2 Mw (published historical estimate)[2] |
| Depth | 15.0 km (9.3 mi)[1] |
| Epicenter | 31°01′01″N 56°57′00″E / 31.017°N 56.950°ECoordinates: 31°01′01″N 56°57′00″E / 31.017°N 56.950°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. [1] |
| Casualties | About 700 deaths[2][3] |
The 1911 Kerman earthquake, also known as the 1911 Ravar earthquake, struck Kerman province, Qajar Iran, on April 18. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 6.5 Mw and occurred near Ravar, north of Kerman.[1] About 700 people were killed and many houses were destroyed.[2][3]
The earthquake was the deadliest earthquake of 1911 in Iran and one of several destructive XX century earthquakes in Kerman province.[2] Destruction was concentrated in and around Ravar, where the collapse of homes caused most of the fatalities.[3]
Tectonic setting
Kerman province lies in southeastern Iran, near the western margin of the Lut block, in a region affected by the wider convergence between the Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate.[2] The Ravar fault zone is an oblique-slip fault about 137 km (85 mi) long, extending near Ravar north of Kerman and converging southward toward the Lakar-Kuh and Kuhbanan fault systems.[4]
Earthquake
The epicenter is placed about 30 km (19 mi) south-southeast of Ravar at a depth of 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] Published estimates vary: one recent hazard study lists the event as 6.2 Mw , while a study of the Ravar fault zone gives an approximate magnitude of 5.8 and epicentral intensity VIII.[2][4]
The meizoseismal zone and reported coseismic surface rupture trended approximately N13W, parallel to the southern part of the Ravar fault. This geometry led to the interpretation that the Ravar fault may have been the source of the earthquake.[4]
See also
- List of earthquakes in 1911
- List of earthquakes in Iran
- Kuhbanan Fault
- 2003 Bam earthquake
- 2005 Zarand earthquake
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "M 6.5 – 30 km SSE of Rāvar, Iran". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Balouch, Mehrdad; Nemati, Majid; Bagheripour, Mohammad Hossein; Rashidi, Ahmad (2023). "A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in SE Iran; case study: Kerman province". Journal of Iberian Geology. 49: 257–274. doi:10.1007/s41513-023-00224-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service. "Significant Earthquake Information: Iran: Ravar". NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Shafiei Bafti, A.; Shahpasandzadeh, M. (2010). "Tectonic Geomorphology and Seismotectonics of the Ravar Fault Zone, South of Central Iran". Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences (in فارسی). 19 (75): 57–66. doi:10.22071/gsj.2010.55436. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
Further reading
- Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P. (1982). A History of Persian Earthquakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-24112-X. Search this book on
- Mokhtari, Abolfazl; Mohammadi, Seyed Davoud; Zarei, Saeed (2025). "Seismotectonics of the Kuhbanan fault zone analyzed through spatial distribution of fractal dimensions". Journal of Mountain Science. 22 (2): 436–450. doi:10.1007/s11629-024-9178-7.
External links
- USGS event page: M 6.5 – 30 km SSE of Rāvar, Iran
- NCEI Significant Earthquake Information: Iran: Ravar
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