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M 3.9 - NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 2012-08-17 04:48:16 UTC

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Magnitude	ML 3.9
Region	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
Date time	2012-08-17 04:48:16.0 UTC
Location	38.44 N ; 46.71 E
Depth	2 km
Distances	54 km NE Tabriz (pop 1,424,641 ; local time 08:18:16.7 2012-08-17) 31 km W Ahar (pop 94,348 ; local time 08:18:16.7 2012-08-17)

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Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran Tehran, Iran

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Tehran, Iran

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Regional instrumental seismicity

This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.

Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000

Date

Long.

Lat.

Mag.

Death

Location

1484-08-27	49.0	37.0	?	many	NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN IRAN
1550-00-00	46.4	38.1	7.1	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1640-02-27	46.3	38.2	6.1	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1641-02-05	46.1	37.9	6.8	12613	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1650-01-04	46.2	38.0	?	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1679-06-04	44.7	40.2	6.4	7600	ARMENIA
1717-03-12	46.3	38.1	5.9	700	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1721-04-26	46.7	37.9	7.4	40000	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1721-09-26	46.3	38.1	6.0	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1727-11-18	46.2	38.0	7.2	77000	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1780-01-08	46.3	38.1	7.4	50000	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1843-04-18	44.8	38.6	5.9	1000	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION
1844-05-13	48.0	37.5	6.9	great	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1863-12-30	48.5	38.1	6.1	1000	AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORDER REGION
1864-01-03	48.3	38.2	?	500	AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORDER REGION
1879-03-13	45.5	38.2	?	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1879-03-22	47.9	37.8	6.7	2000	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1879-03-22	47.5	38.2	?	992	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1883-05-03	47.2	37.9	6.2	many	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1896-01-02	48.4	37.8	?	300	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1896-01-04	48.3	37.7	6.7	1100	NORTHWESTERN IRAN
1930-05-06	44.5	38.0	?	25	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION
1930-05-06	44.7	38.0	7.3	2514	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION
1931-04-27	46.0	39.4	6.4	390	ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORD REG
1997-02-28	48.1	38.1	6.1	1100	AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORDER REGION

Source: T. Utsu ; International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology; vol. A; 691-718

European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

M 3.9 - NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 2012-08-17 04:48:16 UTC

I felt this earthquake