BAM EARTHQUAKE, IRAN: LESSONS ON THE SEISMIC
... 1000km southeast of Tehran, at 05:26:56 local time (01:56:56 GMT) on Friday 26th December 2003. The earthquake destroyed most of Bam city and the nearby villages and the official death toll exceeded 26,000 with more than 30,000 injuries and 75,000 left homeless. The earthquake was strongly felt in t ...
... 1000km southeast of Tehran, at 05:26:56 local time (01:56:56 GMT) on Friday 26th December 2003. The earthquake destroyed most of Bam city and the nearby villages and the official death toll exceeded 26,000 with more than 30,000 injuries and 75,000 left homeless. The earthquake was strongly felt in t ...
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE BAM URBAN EARTHQUAKE
... new useful information because it can be used as a model for a probable occurrence of an earthquake in the capital city of Tehran (as there are some faults under the urban area of this city, also). So in this paper we have collected the available data about this earthquake from different aspects esp ...
... new useful information because it can be used as a model for a probable occurrence of an earthquake in the capital city of Tehran (as there are some faults under the urban area of this city, also). So in this paper we have collected the available data about this earthquake from different aspects esp ...
the adaptable Word resource
... Many factors affect the impact of an earthquake on a country. The distance from the epicentre and the magnitude of the earthquake are two factors for example. The level of the country’s economic development will also have a significant effect. Less economically developed countries (LEDC) have few ...
... Many factors affect the impact of an earthquake on a country. The distance from the epicentre and the magnitude of the earthquake are two factors for example. The level of the country’s economic development will also have a significant effect. Less economically developed countries (LEDC) have few ...
A country`s wealth and the effects of an earthquake
... Many factors affect the impact of an earthquake on a country. The distance from the epicentre and the magnitude of the earthquake are two factors for example. The level of the country’s economic development will also have a significant effect. Less economically developed countries (LEDC) have few ...
... Many factors affect the impact of an earthquake on a country. The distance from the epicentre and the magnitude of the earthquake are two factors for example. The level of the country’s economic development will also have a significant effect. Less economically developed countries (LEDC) have few ...
2003 Bam earthquake
The 2003 Bam earthquake struck Bam and the surrounding Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC (5:26 AM Iran Standard Time) on Friday, December 26, 2003. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 6.6; estimated by the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was particularly destructive, with the death toll amounting to 26,271 people and injuring an additional 30,000. The effects of the earthquake were exacerbated by the use of mud brick as the standard construction medium; many of the area's structures did not comply with earthquake regulations set in 1989.Following the earthquake the U.S. offered direct humanitarian assistance to Iran and in return the state promised to comply with an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency which supports greater monitoring of its nuclear interests. In total a reported 44 countries sent in personnel to assist in relief operations and 60 countries offered assistance.Following the earthquake, the Iranian government seriously considered moving the capital of Tehran in fear of an earthquake occurring there. The earthquake had a psychological impact on many of the victims for years afterwards. A new institutional framework in Iran was established to address problems of urban planning and to reconstruct the city of Bam in compliance with strict seismic regulations. This process marked a turning point, as government ministers and international organizations collaborated under this framework with local engineers and local people to organize the systematic rebuilding of the city.