Salafchegan, Qom Earthquake of 19 December 1980, Mw=6.2

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Salafchegan, Qom Earthquake of 19 December 1980, Mw=6.2

An earthquake of magnitude Mw=6.2, mb=5.6 and Ms=5.8 occurred in Salafchegan, Qom province of Iran on Dec. 19, 1980, at 04:47 in local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 34.587°N and 50.652°E, 145 km southwest of Tehran with focal depth of about 33 km. The earthquake is likely to be triggered by the Indes fault rupture which caused 26 death.

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

Date Time Y X Depth Mw Region Refrence
1862/12/19 – 39.30 47.80 – 6.1 Iran Amb
1928/12/19 11:37:18 6.753 124.178 25 7.4 Mindanao, Philippines USGS
1938/12/19 18:56:10 36.23 57.96 0 5.82  Iran AMB
1977/12/19 23:34:40 30.93 56.48 31 5.9 Gisk (Baabtangal, Zarand) Amb
1980/12/19 1:16:60 34.587 50.652 33 6.2  Iran NEIC
1981/12/19 14:10:51 39.243 25.227 10 7.2 Aegean Sea USGS
1982/12/19 19:40:50 30.574 57.524 40 5.3  Iran NEIC