Rigan Earthquake of 27 January 2011, Mw 6.2

Rigan Earthquake of 27 January 2011, Mw 6.2

At 12:08 local time on Thursday, January 27, 2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of Mw=6.2 and epicentral coordinates of 28.15N 59.09E struck the Rigan region in the Kerman province. The event, with a NW-SE strike-slip mechanism, was the biggest aftershock of the December 20, 2010 earthquake (Mw=6.5) occurred on the Kahurak fault. It is noteworthy that on January 27 and 28, 2011, about 68 seismic events were recorded with magnitude of ML=2.8 to 6.2 in the southeast of the Mohammad Abad Rigan region. Therefore, the Rigan earthquake of January 27 can be considered as a large aftershock which had its own aftershocks and created a secondary aftershock sequence. Fortunately, the earthquake had no casualties, while 70% of the homes and gardens of Chah Qanbar and an agricultural well were destroyed and roads of the area were blocked.

 

The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) of this day

Date	Time	Y	X	Depth	Mw	Region	Refrence
1931/1/27	20:09:19	25.851	96.79	15	7.6	Myanmar	USGS
1942/1/27	13:29:11	-4.197	135.062	17.5	7.2	near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia	USGS
2006/1/27	16:58:54	-5.473	128.131	397	7.6	Banda Sea	USGS
2011/1/27	8:38:28	28.15	59.09	15	6.2	Rigan, Kerman	IIEES