Ahar earthquakes
An Urgent Report on the 11 August 2012, Mw6.2 and Mw 6,1; Ahar Twin earthquakes in East Azarbayjan Province of NW Iran
By Mehdi ZARE* and Mohammad P.M. Shahvar
IIEES, Tehran, Iran
Two earthquakes jolted in 11 August 2012 NW Iran, Ahar region (60km NE Tabriz), first one in 16:53 local time (Mw6.2; 23km west of Ahar) and the second one in 17:04 local time (Mw6.1; 30km west of Ahar) [Iran local time; GMT+4:30; which is GMT+3:30, and there is +1:00 for summer time]. These earthquakes caused 306 killed, 3037 injured and 30000 homeless people (based on the declaration of the Iranian health minister, 13 August 2012). These events caused panic in the cities of the epicentral region (specially in the cities of Ahar, Varzaghan, Kalibar, Haris, and in Tabriz the greatest city in NW Iran, having a population of about 1,5 million).After the mainshocks
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