acquired April 16, 2013
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acquired April 16, 2013
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On April 16, 2013, at 8:44 p.m. local
time (10:44 UTC), a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southeastern Iran,
about 83 kilometers (52 miles) east of Khash. This image, based on data
acquired by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra
satellite, shows the region where the earthquake occurred. Land is
shown with shades of green and beige. Higher elevations are lighter in
color.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was the result of normal faulting at an intermediate depth in the Arabian plate lithosphere, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) beneath the Earth's surface. In January of 2011, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the east, in a similar tectonic environment.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was the result of normal faulting at an intermediate depth in the Arabian plate lithosphere, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) beneath the Earth's surface. In January of 2011, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the east, in a similar tectonic environment.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. (2013, October 24). Magnitude 7.8 – 83 KM East of Khash, Iran. Accessed April 16, 2013.
- U.S. Geological Survey. (2013, October 24). Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake in Iran. Accessed April 16, 2013.
Further Reading
- New York Times (2013, April 16) Powerful Earthquake Strikes in Iran. Accessed April 16, 2013.
- Al Jazeera (2013, April 16) Quake Rocks Iran and Pakistan. Accessed April 16, 2013.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Adam Voiland
- Instrument:
- Terra - ASTER
NASA: Iran - Earthquake in Southeastern 16.03.13
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