The 2014 Murmuri earthquake occurred on August 18 in the
Zagros Mountains
The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in Iran, northern Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. The mountain range has a total length of . The Zagros range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border while covering much of s ...
of Iran with a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The thrust earthquake injured 60–330 people and was followed by a number of high intensity aftershocks.
Earthquake
The area had not seen a large seismic event since developments in
Earth observation satellite
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s allowed scientists to more precisely study earthquakes.
Observations made using
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, abbreviated InSAR (or deprecated IfSAR), is a radar technique used in geodesy and remote sensing. This geodetic method uses two or more synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to generate maps of surface defo ...
imply that different faults were ruptured by the mainshock and the largest aftershock, each leading to different surface deformations.
Damage
Phone lines, water, and electricity were cut off.
Eight villages were hit particularly hard, each losing around half of the homes in the area.
Aftershocks
In the several days following the mainshock, four strong aftershocks occurred. Within the first twenty-four hours, events with magnitudes of 5.6 and 5.4 occurred, each having a Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). Just over six hours later, a 6.0 and intensity VIII (''Severe'') shock occurred. Several days later, a 5.6 (intensity VII) shock occurred.
See also
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List of earthquakes in 2014
This is a list of earthquakes in 2014. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Death toll was relati ...
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List of earthquakes in Iran
Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.
Geology and history
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References
Further reading
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External links
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Mormori Earthquake of 18 August 2014, Mw.6.2–
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