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M4.5 – 83km SE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-12 09:02:26 UTC

 

Earthquake location 26.637°N, 57.700°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 09:02:26 UTC
  2. 2013-05-12 13:32:26 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-12 04:02:26 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.637°N 57.700°E depth=26.0km (16.1mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 83km (52mi) SE of Minab, Iran
  2. 146km (91mi) ESE of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 153km (95mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 153km (95mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 346km (215mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

 

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M5.4 – 76km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-12 10:54:50 UTC

 

Earthquake location 26.791°N, 57.742°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 10:54:50 UTC
  2. 2013-05-12 15:24:50 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-12 05:54:50 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.791°N 57.742°E depth=25.9km (16.1mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 76km (47mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 147km (91mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 151km (94mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 163km (101mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 362km (225mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman



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M4.1 – 40km NE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-12 11:56:39 UTC

Earthquake location 27.402°N, 57.369°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 11:56:39 UTC
  2. 2013-05-12 16:26:39 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-12 06:56:39 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

27.402°N 57.369°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 40km (25mi) NE of Minab, Iran
  2. 110km (68mi) ENE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  3. 119km (74mi) ENE of Qeshm, Iran
  4. 175km (109mi) NE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 437km (272mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

 

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M4.4 – 85km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-12 12:48:08 UTC

Earthquake location 26.734°N, 57.813°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 12:48:08 UTC
  2. 2013-05-12 17:18:08 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-12 07:48:08 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.734°N 57.813°E depth=25.2km (15.6mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 85km (53mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 155km (96mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 160km (99mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 167km (104mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 354km (220mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

 

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M4.4 – 17km ESE of Shiraz, Iran 2013-05-12 22:40:32 UTC

Earthquake location 29.531°N, 52.699°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 22:40:32 UTC
  2. 2013-05-13 03:10:32 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-12 17:40:32 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

29.531°N 52.699°E depth=13.9km (8.7mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 17km (11mi) ESE of Shiraz, Iran
  2. 32km (20mi) NNW of Akbarabad, Iran
  3. 77km (48mi) N of Firuzabad, Iran
  4. 101km (63mi) E of Kazerun, Iran
  5. 422km (262mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

 

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Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Middle East and Vicinity

No fewer than four major tectonic plates (Arabia, Eurasia, India, and Africa) and one smaller tectonic block (Anatolia) are responsible for seismicity and tectonics in the Middle East and surrounding region. Geologic development of the region is a consequence of a number of first-order plate tectonic processes that include subduction, large-scale transform faulting, compressional mountain building and crustal extension.

Mountain building in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of compressional tectonics associated with collision of the India plate moving northwards at a rate of 40 mm/yr with respect to the Eurasia plate. Continental thickening of the northern and western edge of the India subcontinent has produced the highest mountains in the world, including the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges. Earthquake activity and faulting found in this region, as well as adjacent parts of Afghanistan and India, are due to collisional plate tectonics.

Beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur to depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. Shallower crustal earthquakes in the Pamir-Hindu Mountains occur primarily along the Main Pamir Thrust and other active Quaternary faults, which accommodate much of the region’s crustal shortening. The western and eastern margins of the Main Pamir Thrust display a combination of thrust and strike-slip mechanisms.

Along the western margin of the Tibetan Plateau, in the vicinity of southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the India plate translates obliquely relative to the Eurasia plate, resulting in a complex fold-and-thrust belt known as the Sulaiman Range. Faulting in this region includes strike-slip, reverse-slip and oblique-slip motion and often results in shallow, destructive earthquakes. The relatively fast moving left-lateral, strike-slip Chaman Fault system in southeastern Afghanistan accommodates translational motion between the India and Eurasia plates. In 1505, a segment of the Chaman Fault system near Kabul, Afghanistan ruptured causing widespread destruction of Kabul and surrounding villages. In the same region, the more recent 30 May 1935, M7.6 Quetta, Pakistan earthquake, occurred within the Sulaiman Range, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

 

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Iran  -   Seismic  Activity  continues  with  13 more registered quakes  Ranging From 5.6 to 4.3 Magnitude  May  10th  2013.  Total  of 52 in the last  28  days

 

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Iran  -   6.0 Magnitude  Earthquake with 9 aftershocks and  counting  Ranging From 5.3 to 4.4 Magnitude  May  10th  2013.  Total  of 52 in the last  28  days

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Iran  -  4 Earthquakes  Ranging from 5.0 to 4.2 Magnitude  May 6th to 9th ,  2013  :  Total of  42 EQ’s in the last  27 days

Iran – 3 Earthquakes Ranging From 4.2 to 4.1 Magnitude May 04, 2013 . Total of 38 EQ’s in the last 24 days

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

Iran  -  3 Earthquakes Ranging  From 5.1 to  4.1  Magnitude May 01,  2013 . Total of 35 EQ’s in the last  21 days

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Earth Watch Report  -  Earthquakes

Iran -  13 EQs  May 11th  2013 photo Iran-13EQsMay11th2013_zpsa5568510.jpg
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Earthquake in Iran on Saturday, 11 May, 2013 at 07:46 (07:46 AM) UTC.

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Updated: Saturday, 11 May, 2013 at 10:13 UTC
Description
A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and several injuries. The epicentre of the quake was measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the southern town of Minab at 0208 GMT, the USGS said in a statement. It was at a depth of 36.44 km (22.64). The governor of the southern Hormuzgan province, Ebrahim Azizi told state television that, “based on the preliminary searches, 15 people have sustained wounds which are not critical injuries, and one person is not in a good condition and has been hospitalised.” He added that scores of villages have been damaged and that more detailed information would be available in the coming hours as rescue teams have been dispatched to the areas.

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M4.4 – 64km ESE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 23:23:06-05:00
Location
26.920°N 57.677°E
Depth
20.0km

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M4.5 – 100km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 20:08:22-05:00
Location
26.472°N 57.749°E
Depth
20.1km

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M4.5 – 100km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 20:08:22-05:00
Location
26.472°N 57.749°E
Depth
20.1km

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M4.5 – 83km ESE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 20:06:27-05:00
Location
26.851°N 57.856°E
Depth
10.0km

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M5.6 – 80km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-12 00:07:04 UTC

Earthquake location 26.766°N, 57.769°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-12 00:07:04 UTC
  2. 2013-05-12 04:37:04 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-11 19:07:04 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.766°N 57.769°E depth=25.0km (15.5mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 80km (50mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 150km (93mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 154km (96mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 164km (102mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 358km (222mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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Instrumental Intensity

ShakeMap Intensity Image

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M4.9 – 82km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 17:23:04-05:00
Location
26.717°N 57.762°E
Depth
10.0km

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M4.9 – 73km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 16:51:32-05:00
Location
26.754°N 57.677°E
Depth
10.1km

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M4.7 – 98km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 13:06:14-05:00
Location
26.651°N 57.903°E
Depth
23.5km

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M4.6 – 86km SE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 05:03:05-05:00
Location
26.665°N 57.769°E
Depth
24.7km

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M5.0 – 82km ESE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 03:42:38-05:00
Location
26.749°N 57.779°E
Depth
22.2km

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M4.3 – 104km ESE of Minab, Iran

Time
2013-05-11 00:59:39-05:00
Location
26.809°N 58.058°E
Depth
10.0km

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Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Middle East and Vicinity

No fewer than four major tectonic plates (Arabia, Eurasia, India, and Africa) and one smaller tectonic block (Anatolia) are responsible for seismicity and tectonics in the Middle East and surrounding region. Geologic development of the region is a consequence of a number of first-order plate tectonic processes that include subduction, large-scale transform faulting, compressional mountain building and crustal extension.

Mountain building in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of compressional tectonics associated with collision of the India plate moving northwards at a rate of 40 mm/yr with respect to the Eurasia plate. Continental thickening of the northern and western edge of the India subcontinent has produced the highest mountains in the world, including the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges. Earthquake activity and faulting found in this region, as well as adjacent parts of Afghanistan and India, are due to collisional plate tectonics.

Beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur to depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. Shallower crustal earthquakes in the Pamir-Hindu Mountains occur primarily along the Main Pamir Thrust and other active Quaternary faults, which accommodate much of the region’s crustal shortening. The western and eastern margins of the Main Pamir Thrust display a combination of thrust and strike-slip mechanisms.

Along the western margin of the Tibetan Plateau, in the vicinity of southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the India plate translates obliquely relative to the Eurasia plate, resulting in a complex fold-and-thrust belt known as the Sulaiman Range. Faulting in this region includes strike-slip, reverse-slip and oblique-slip motion and often results in shallow, destructive earthquakes. The relatively fast moving left-lateral, strike-slip Chaman Fault system in southeastern Afghanistan accommodates translational motion between the India and Eurasia plates. In 1505, a segment of the Chaman Fault system near Kabul, Afghanistan ruptured causing widespread destruction of Kabul and surrounding villages. In the same region, the more recent 30 May 1935, M7.6 Quetta, Pakistan earthquake, occurred within the Sulaiman Range, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

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A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.

The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz.

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.2-magnitude-quake-causes-damage-injuries-in-southern-iran/1114472/#sthash.jDWtwY74.dpuf

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.

The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz.

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

A local emergency official said a two-year-old died of serious injuries. “The child passed away on route to hospital,” Mohammad Shekari was quoted by the ISNA news agency.

Iran’s top quake rescue operations official, Mahmoud Mozafar, said at least 20 people had been injured.

Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which have been devastating.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.2-magnitude-quake-causes-damage-injuries-in-southern-iran/1114472/#sthash.jDWtwY74.dpuf

6.2 magnitude quake kills child, causes damage in southern Iran

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A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.

The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz.

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

A local emergency official said a two-year-old died of serious injuries. “The child passed away on route to hospital,” Mohammad Shekari was quoted by the ISNA news agency.

Iran’s top quake rescue operations official, Mahmoud Mozafar, said at least 20 people had been injured.

Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which have been devastating.

Head of Iran’s National Institute for Oceanography Vahid Chegini said today’s quake was unlikely to spark a tsunami in the Gulf or the Sea of Oman.

“The chances of a tsunami because of today’s quake are remote as the quake was inland,” Chegini told the Mehr news agency.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.2-magnitude-quake-causes-damage-injuries-in-southern-iran/1114472/#sthash.jDWtwY74.dpuf

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.

The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz.

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

A local emergency official said a two-year-old died of serious injuries. “The child passed away on route to hospital,” Mohammad Shekari was quoted by the ISNA news agency.

Iran’s top quake rescue operations official, Mahmoud Mozafar, said at least 20 people had been injured.

Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which have been devastating.

Head of Iran’s National Institute for Oceanography Vahid Chegini said today’s quake was unlikely to spark a tsunami in the Gulf or the Sea of Oman.

“The chances of a tsunami because of today’s quake are remote as the quake was inland,” Chegini told the Mehr news agency.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.2-magnitude-quake-causes-damage-injuries-in-southern-iran/1114472/#sthash.jDWtwY74.dpuf

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early today, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.

The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0738 IST, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast of the town of Minab, located in the southern Hormuzgan province and off the Strait of Hormuz.

The quake was registered at a depth of 36.44 kilometres (22.64 miles), the USGS said.

- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/6.2-magnitude-quake-causes-damage-injuries-in-southern-iran/1114472/#sthash.jDWtwY74.dpu

Iran  -   6.0 Magnitude  Earthquake with 9 aftershocks and  counting  Ranging From 5.3 to 4.4 Magnitude  May  10th  2013.  Total  of 52 in the last  28  days

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Iran  -  4 Earthquakes  Ranging from 5.0 to 4.2 Magnitude  May 6th to 9th ,  2013  :  Total of  42 EQ’s in the last  27 days

Iran – 3 Earthquakes Ranging From 4.2 to 4.1 Magnitude May 04, 2013 . Total of 38 EQ’s in the last 24 days

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

Iran  -  3 Earthquakes Ranging  From 5.1 to  4.1  Magnitude May 01,  2013 . Total of 35 EQ’s in the last  21 days

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Earth Watch Report   Earthquakes

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Earthquake in Iran on Saturday, 11 May, 2013 at 07:46 (07:46 AM) UTC.

Description
A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and several injuries. The epicentre of the quake was measured at 85 kilometres southeast of the southern town of Minab at 0208 GMT (0738 IST), the USGS said in a statement. It was at a depth of 36.44km. Head of Iran’s Red Crescent rescue corps Mahmoud Mozafar told the Fars news agency that at least 11 people had been injured in five villages which were “severely” hit by the quake. The Mehr news agency, quoted him as saying that “several houses were leveled” based on preliminary reports. The reports said rescue teams were dispatched to the affected area. The USGS said there was a 35 percent chance of fatalities from the quake which the Hong Kong Observatory measured at 6.1 magnitude. Iran’s Seismological Centre has registered a series of aftershocks, measuring between 4.1 and 5.2. Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes, some of which have been devastating.

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M6.0 – 89km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 02:08:11 UTC

Earthquake location 26.784°N, 57.880°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 02:08:11 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 06:38:11 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 21:08:11 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.784°N 57.880°E depth=14.0km (8.7mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 89km (55mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 160km (99mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 164km (102mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 175km (109mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 358km (222mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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Instrumental Intensity

ShakeMap Intensity Image

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M4.6 – 96km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 02:29:46 UTC

Earthquake location 26.754°N, 57.950°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 02:29:46 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 06:59:46 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 21:29:46 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.754°N 57.950°E depth=35.0km (21.7mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 96km (60mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 168km (104mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 172km (107mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 181km (112mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 353km (219mi) N of Muscat, Oman

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M4.5 – 80km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 02:32:45 UTC

Earthquake location 26.812°N, 57.800°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 02:32:45 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 07:02:45 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 21:32:45 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.812°N 57.800°E depth=26.4km (16.4mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 80km (50mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 152km (94mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 156km (97mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 169km (105mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 363km (226mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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M4.6 – 95km SE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 02:50:02 UTC

Earthquake location 26.640°N, 57.861°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 02:50:02 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 07:20:02 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 21:50:02 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.640°N 57.861°E depth=25.8km (16.1mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 95km (59mi) SE of Minab, Iran
  2. 161km (100mi) ESE of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 168km (104mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 168km (104mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 343km (213mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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M4.8 – 79km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 03:03:30 UTC

Earthquake location 26.773°N, 57.766°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 03:03:30 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 07:33:30 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 22:03:30 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.773°N 57.766°E depth=23.8km (14.8mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 79km (49mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 149km (93mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 154km (96mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 165km (103mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 359km (223mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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M5.3 – 99km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 03:09:53 UTC



Earthquake location 26.685°N, 57.941°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 03:09:53 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 07:39:53 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 22:09:53 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.685°N 57.941°E depth=27.3km (17.0mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 99km (62mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 168km (104mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 173km (107mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 177km (110mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 346km (215mi) N of Muscat, Oman

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M4.7 – 80km SE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 03:17:24 UTC

Earthquake location 26.577°N, 57.581°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 03:17:24 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 07:47:24 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 22:17:24 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.577°N 57.581°E depth=25.6km (15.9mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 80km (50mi) SE of Minab, Iran
  2. 136km (85mi) ESE of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 140km (87mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  4. 145km (90mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  5. 343km (213mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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M5.0 – 94km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 03:41:31 UTC

Earthquake location 26.788°N, 57.944°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 03:41:31 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 08:11:31 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 22:41:31 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.788°N 57.944°E depth=30.2km (18.7mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 94km (58mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 167km (104mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 170km (106mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 182km (113mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 357km (222mi) N of Muscat, Oman

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M4.4 – 51km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 03:58:18 UTC

Earthquake location 26.919°N, 57.529°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 03:58:18 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 08:28:18 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 22:58:18 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.919°N 57.529°E depth=30.0km (18.6mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 51km (32mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 124km (77mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 127km (79mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 151km (94mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 381km (237mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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M4.7 – 79km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-11 04:09:32 UTC

Earthquake location 26.822°N, 57.794°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-11 04:09:32 UTC
  2. 2013-05-11 08:39:32 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-10 23:09:32 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.822°N 57.794°E depth=25.0km (15.5mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 79km (49mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 152km (94mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 155km (96mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 169km (105mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 364km (226mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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Iran  -  4 Earthquakes  Ranging from 5.0 to 4.2 Magnitude  May 6th to 9th ,  2013  :  Total of  42 EQ’s in the last  27 days

Iran – 3 Earthquakes Ranging From 4.2 to 4.1 Magnitude May 04, 2013 . Total of 38 EQ’s in the last 24 days

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

Iran  -  3 Earthquakes Ranging  From 5.1 to  4.1  Magnitude May 01,  2013 . Total of 35 EQ’s in the last  21 days

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Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Middle East and Vicinity

No fewer than four major tectonic plates (Arabia, Eurasia, India, and Africa) and one smaller tectonic block (Anatolia) are responsible for seismicity and tectonics in the Middle East and surrounding region. Geologic development of the region is a consequence of a number of first-order plate tectonic processes that include subduction, large-scale transform faulting, compressional mountain building and crustal extension.

Mountain building in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of compressional tectonics associated with collision of the India plate moving northwards at a rate of 40 mm/yr with respect to the Eurasia plate. Continental thickening of the northern and western edge of the India subcontinent has produced the highest mountains in the world, including the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges. Earthquake activity and faulting found in this region, as well as adjacent parts of Afghanistan and India, are due to collisional plate tectonics.

Beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur to depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. Shallower crustal earthquakes in the Pamir-Hindu Mountains occur primarily along the Main Pamir Thrust and other active Quaternary faults, which accommodate much of the region’s crustal shortening. The western and eastern margins of the Main Pamir Thrust display a combination of thrust and strike-slip mechanisms.

Along the western margin of the Tibetan Plateau, in the vicinity of southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the India plate translates obliquely relative to the Eurasia plate, resulting in a complex fold-and-thrust belt known as the Sulaiman Range. Faulting in this region includes strike-slip, reverse-slip and oblique-slip motion and often results in shallow, destructive earthquakes. The relatively fast moving left-lateral, strike-slip Chaman Fault system in southeastern Afghanistan accommodates translational motion between the India and Eurasia plates. In 1505, a segment of the Chaman Fault system near Kabul, Afghanistan ruptured causing widespread destruction of Kabul and surrounding villages. In the same region, the more recent 30 May 1935, M7.6 Quetta, Pakistan earthquake, occurred within the Sulaiman Range, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

Off the south coast of Pakistan and southeast coast of Iran, the Makran trench is the present-day surface expression of active subduction of the Arabia plate beneath the continental Eurasia plate, which converge at a rate of approximately 20 mm/yr. Although the Makran subduction zone has a relatively slow convergence rate, it has produced large devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. For example, the November 27, 1945 M8.0 mega-thrust earthquake produced a tsunami within the Gulf of Oman and Arabia Sea, killing over 4,000 people. Northwest of this active subduction zone, collision of the Arabia and Eurasia plates forms the approximately 1,500-km-long fold and thrust belt of the Zagros Mountains, which crosses the whole of western Iran and extends into northeastern Iraq. Collision of the Arabia and Eurasia plates also causes crustal shortening in the Alborz Mountains and Kopet Dag in northern Iran. Eastern Iran experiences destructive earthquakes that originate on both strike-slip and reverse faults. For example, the 16 September 1978 M7.8 earthquake, along the southwest edge of the Dasht-e-Lut Basin killed at least 15,000 people.

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Earth Watch Report  -  Earthquakes

Iran -  4EQs  May 6th to 9th  2013 photo Iran-4EQsMay6thto9th2013_zpse8cbbd6a.jpg
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M5.0 – 91km WSW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-06 02:28:03 UTC

Earthquake location 28.448°N, 51.755°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-06 02:28:03 UTC
  2. 2013-05-06 06:58:03 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-05 21:28:03 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.448°N 51.755°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 91km (57mi) WSW of Firuzabad, Iran
  2. 104km (65mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
  3. 106km (66mi) ESE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  4. 130km (81mi) S of Kazerun, Iran
  5. 273km (170mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

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M4.4 – 69km SE of Borazjan, Iran 2013-05-07 01:47:04 UTC

Earthquake location 28.780°N, 51.661°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-07 01:47:04 UTC
  2. 2013-05-07 06:17:04 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-06 20:47:04 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.780°N 51.661°E depth=10.1km (6.3mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 69km (43mi) SE of Borazjan, Iran
  2. 82km (51mi) ESE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  3. 89km (55mi) W of Firuzabad, Iran
  4. 93km (58mi) S of Kazerun, Iran
  5. 303km (188mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

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M4.2 – 135km NE of Ardakan, Iran 2013-05-07 20:22:54 UTC

Earthquake location 33.255°N, 54.930°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-07 20:22:54 UTC
  2. 2013-05-08 00:52:54 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-07 15:22:54 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

33.255°N 54.930°E depth=35.2km (21.9mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 135km (84mi) NE of Ardakan, Iran
  2. 140km (87mi) NE of Meybod, Iran
  3. 159km (99mi) NNE of Yazd, Iran
  4. 180km (112mi) NNE of Taft, Iran
  5. 420km (261mi) SE of Tehran, Iran

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M4.9 – 80km ESE of Minab, Iran 2013-05-09 08:01:34 UTC

Earthquake location 26.848°N, 57.823°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-09 08:01:34 UTC
  2. 2013-05-09 12:31:34 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-09 03:01:34 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

26.848°N 57.823°E depth=25.7km (16.0mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 80km (50mi) ESE of Minab, Iran
  2. 154km (96mi) E of Qeshm, Iran
  3. 157km (98mi) ESE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran
  4. 173km (107mi) ENE of Khasab, Oman
  5. 366km (227mi) NNW of Muscat, Oman

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Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Middle East and Vicinity

No fewer than four major tectonic plates (Arabia, Eurasia, India, and Africa) and one smaller tectonic block (Anatolia) are responsible for seismicity and tectonics in the Middle East and surrounding region. Geologic development of the region is a consequence of a number of first-order plate tectonic processes that include subduction, large-scale transform faulting, compressional mountain building and crustal extension.

Mountain building in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of compressional tectonics associated with collision of the India plate moving northwards at a rate of 40 mm/yr with respect to the Eurasia plate. Continental thickening of the northern and western edge of the India subcontinent has produced the highest mountains in the world, including the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges. Earthquake activity and faulting found in this region, as well as adjacent parts of Afghanistan and India, are due to collisional plate tectonics.

Beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur to depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. Shallower crustal earthquakes in the Pamir-Hindu Mountains occur primarily along the Main Pamir Thrust and other active Quaternary faults, which accommodate much of the region’s crustal shortening. The western and eastern margins of the Main Pamir Thrust display a combination of thrust and strike-slip mechanisms.

Along the western margin of the Tibetan Plateau, in the vicinity of southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the India plate translates obliquely relative to the Eurasia plate, resulting in a complex fold-and-thrust belt known as the Sulaiman Range. Faulting in this region includes strike-slip, reverse-slip and oblique-slip motion and often results in shallow, destructive earthquakes. The relatively fast moving left-lateral, strike-slip Chaman Fault system in southeastern Afghanistan accommodates translational motion between the India and Eurasia plates. In 1505, a segment of the Chaman Fault system near Kabul, Afghanistan ruptured causing widespread destruction of Kabul and surrounding villages. In the same region, the more recent 30 May 1935, M7.6 Quetta, Pakistan earthquake, occurred within the Sulaiman Range, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

Iran – 3 Earthquakes Ranging From 4.2 to 4.1 Magnitude May 04, 2013 . Total of 38 EQ’s in the last 24 days

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

Iran  -  3 Earthquakes Ranging  From 5.1 to  4.1  Magnitude May 01,  2013 . Total of 35 EQ’s in the last  21 days

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PressTVGlobalNews PressTVGlobalNews

Published on May 7, 2013

Press TV has conducted an interview with Jeff Steinberg, senior editor with the Executive Intelligence Review in Washington, about the issue of the US and a group of 41 other nations’ military drills off Bahrain in the Persian Gulf focusing on the protection of global shipping.

RussiaToday RussiaToday

Published on May 5, 2013

Syria says Israel has effectively declared war, after its planes bombed targets in Damascus, the second airstrikes in as many days. Syria’s state media says Israeli rockets targeted a military research centre on the outskirts of the capital. Video footage and eye witness accounts suggest the attacks hit weapons dumps, triggering large explosions.

Syria says a number of people were killed and wounded amid widespread destruction. The Arab League has condemned the strikes and demanded the UN Security Council act to stop any more. The League say there has been a “dangerous violation of an Arab state’s sovereignty”. Article 2 of the United Nations Charter bans the use of force against the territorial integrity of any state. RT’s Gayane Chichakyan in Washington and Polly Boiko in London told RT more about the reaction coming from the UK and the US.

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

 

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Israeli Raids in Syria Highlight Arab Conundrum

 

 

 

 

 

Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli’s airstrike into Assad’s territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability.

 

The contrast reflects a fundamental conundrum for Arab leaders.

 

Nearly all Arab states have sided with the rebel forces seeking to topple Assad and inflict a blow to his main ally, Iran. And Sunday’s attack by Israeli warplanes in Syria — the second in three days — was the type of punishing response many Arab leaders have urged from the West against Assad after more than two years of civil war.

 

The fact the fighter jets came from Israel, however, exposes the complications and regional crosscurrents that make Syria the Arab Spring’s most intricate puzzle.

 

While Israel and much of the Arab world share suspicions about Iran, including worries over its nuclear ambitions and expanding military, the perception that they are allied against Assad — even indirectly — is strongly knocked down by many Arab leaders.

 

The airstrikes also highlight one of the critical side issues of the Syrian conflict: the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

 

Mideast Syria Israel.JPEG

 

The Israeli warplanes apparently targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made Fateh-110 guided missiles believed to be bound for Hezbollah.

 

Toppling Assad would cut the arms pipeline that runs from Shiite giant Iran to Hezbollah. But Hezbollah remains deeply popular on the Arab street for its battles with Israel, including a war in 2006 in which Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets into Israel.

 

No Arab leader wants to be perceived as giving a green light for Israeli attacks.

 

Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby warned of serious repercussions from the Israeli attacks and called on the U.N. Security Council to “immediately move to stop the Israeli aggressions on Syria.”

 

Elaraby described the Israeli airstrikes as a “grave violation of the sovereignty of an Arab state that will further complicate the issue in Syria and expose the region’s security and stability to the most serious threats and consequences.”

 

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Arab ministers condemn Israeli “crimes of war”

 

A general view of the opening session of the foreign ministers meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo March 5, 2008 REUTERS-Amr Dalsh
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (R) laughs with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa (L) before the opening session of the foreign ministers meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo March 5, 2008. REUTERS-Amr Dalsh
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit (L) speaks with his Libyan counterpart Abdel Rahman Shalgham before the opening session of the foreign ministers meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo March 5, 2008. REUTERS-Amr Dalsh

By Aziz El-Kaissouni

CAIRO | Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:43pm GMT

(Reuters) – The Arab League condemned Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as “crimes against humanity” on Wednesday.

Arab foreign ministers said they “strongly condemn the barbaric crimes that the Israeli occupation forces committed in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories”.

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Meeting to prepare for an Arab summit in Syria this month that is expected to focus on Gaza and Lebanon, the ministers said in a statement they were “recording these Israeli crimes as crimes of war and crimes against humanity”.

Israel ended a five-day Gaza military offensive on Monday in which more than 120 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed. It has threatened to send troops back to the Hamas-run coastal territory if cross-border rocket attacks continue.

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said: “The criminal aggression against Gaza shows that Israeli policy against the Palestinian people is based on genocide and ethnic cleansing.”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinians had agreed to resume peace talks, but did not specify a date.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who froze negotiations on Sunday in protest at the Gaza attacks, said talks could not get underway until Israel reached a ceasefire with Gaza militants behind the rocket attacks.

In Cairo, the Arab ministers called on Palestinians to end internal divisions. Islamist Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip from Abbas’s Fatah faction in June.

 

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Iran ready to train Syrian army: Iran cmdr.

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan speaks to reporters on May 5, 2013.

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan speaks to reporters on May 5, 2013.
Sun May 5, 2013 2:13PM
Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan says Iran is ready to train the Syrian army should Damascus require assistance.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Pourdastan added that the Syrian army has gained experience during years of conflict with the occupying regime of Israel, and has the ability to defend itself with no need for foreign assistance.

“As a Muslim and friendly country, we stand by Syria and if there is need for training, we will provide them with necessary training,” the senior Iranian commander asserted.

He, however, emphasized that Iran would not have “active involvement in their operations.”

Pourdastan’s remarks came as the Syrian state television reported on Sunday that Israel has carried out an airstrike against the Jamraya Research Center, located northwest of the capital, Damascus. The center had been targeted by another Israeli airstrike back in January.

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‘Israel’s aggression opens door to all possibilities’ – Syrian Information Minister

Published time: May 05, 2013 13:59
Edited time: May 05, 2013 18:04

Syria’s information minister says that those who infringe on Syria’s sovereignty must “study their choices carefully.” He said that Israel has “proved its link to terrorist groups.” Israel has reportedly launched two airstrikes against Syria in two days.

Omran al-Zoabi added that it is Damascus’ duty to “protect the state from any domestic or foreign attack through all available means.

The minister’s comments came after an emergency cabinet meeting organized to respond to what a Western source called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Reuters reported.

The Arab League has condemned the alleged strike on Syria and urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to “act immediately to end Israeli attacks on Syria,” calling the alleged strikes a “dangerous violation of an Arab state’s sovereignty.”

This follows reports of condemnation from Egyptian, Lebanese and Iranian leaders.

Syria’s Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the UN and the UN Security Council protesting “Israeli aggression” that killed and wounded several people and “caused widespread destruction.” It also said the attacks aimed “to give direct military support to terrorist groups” fighting the government. It called the strikes a “flagrant violation of international law” that have made the Middle East “more dangerous.”

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said the attack proved that there is an alliance between Israel and Islamists trying to topple the Syrian government. In an interview with CNN he said the airstrikes are a “declaration of war” by Israel and that Syria would retaliate in its own time and way.

Egypt has also condemned the attack, saying it complicated a crisis that Cairo was trying to help resolve. The Egyptian government said in a statement that the strike was a violation of international law and a threat to the regional security.

The Obama administration is fully supportive of Israeli airstrikes on Syria, US officials and diplomatic sources told NBC News.

 

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Iran calls for stand against Israel after Syria attack

DUBAI | Sun May 5, 2013 9:33am EDT

(Reuters) – Iran called on the region to unite against Israel after a reported attack on Syria and said it was ready to train the Damascus government’s army.

Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, targeting Iranian-supplied missiles headed for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a Western intelligence source said.

Tehran on Sunday denied the attack was aimed at “its missiles destined for Hezbollah resistance fighters in Lebanon,” according to the Islamic state’s English-language Press TV.

Iran has supported its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his efforts to suppress a rebellion that has raged for more than two years and which Tehran and Damascus say is being waged by Western-backed “terrorists”.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast urged countries in the region to stand against the “assault”, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

 

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US prodding Israel to attack Syria: Analyst

US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, March 5, 2012.

US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, March 5, 2012.
Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:15PM GMT
 

An Israeli attack on Syria will be definitely a geopolitical blunder not because such a strike will be regionally viral but because it will, to the disappointment of the Zionists, gain sympathy for Syria and condemnation for Israel.”

Dr. Ismail Salami, political analyst

A political analyst says Washington is currently too bedeviled to directly engage in a military confrontation in Syria, so it has undertaken to goad “other sinister forces” such as Israel into attacking the Arab country.

“Although Washington seems to have decided to monitor from afar the developments in Syria without any military intervention by avoiding a Libya-style scenario, they are resorting by any means to expedite the collapse of [the Syrian President Bashar] Assad regime,” Dr. Ismail Salami wrote in an article on Press TV website.

The Iranian author said Washington, which has long “run out of novel ideas and well-wrought out plans” to further its objectives in the Middle East, has now clung to the “farcically banal excuse” of the Syrian regime’s alleged stockpile of chemical weapons.

“This has furnished the Pentagon officials with ample reasons to avail themselves of the generous contributions the Zionist regime can dole out to this end.”

White House spokesman Tommy Vietor and several Western media outlets have recently claimed that Damascus possesses and intends to use chemical weapons against its own people.

On July 18, the New York Times reported that US officials have recently been in talks with Israelis ”about whether Israel might move to destroy Syrian weapons facilities”.

Syria, however, has dismissed allegations that it intends to use chemical weapons to end months of unrest, stressing that it will never use weapons of mass destruction against its own people.

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Earth Watch Report  -  Earthquakes

Iran  3 moderate  EQs  May 4th  2013 photo Iran3moderateEQsMay3th2013_zps8d62534f.jpg

4.1 96km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-04 00:09:54 28.327°N 51.781°E 10.0

M4.1 – 96km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-04 00:09:54 UTC

Earthquake location 28.327°N, 51.781°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-04 00:09:54 UTC
  2. 2013-05-04 04:39:54 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-03 19:09:54 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.327°N 51.781°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 96km (60mi) SW of Firuzabad, Iran
  2. 116km (72mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  3. 117km (73mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
  4. 141km (88mi) SW of Akbarabad, Iran
  5. 262km (163mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

4.1 25km S of Shiraz, Iran 2013-05-04 01:47:17 29.371°N 52.557°E 19.7

M4.1 – 25km S of Shiraz, Iran 2013-05-04 01:47:17 UTC

Earthquake location 29.371°N, 52.557°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-04 01:47:17 UTC
  2. 2013-05-04 06:17:17 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-03 20:47:17 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

29.371°N 52.557°E depth=19.7km (12.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 25km (16mi) S of Shiraz, Iran
  2. 25km (16mi) WNW of Akbarabad, Iran
  3. 58km (36mi) N of Firuzabad, Iran
  4. 91km (57mi) ESE of Kazerun, Iran
  5. 400km (249mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

4.2 99km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-04 04:13:22 28.152°N 51.924°E 10.0

M4.2 – 99km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-04 04:13:22 UTC

Earthquake location 28.152°N, 51.924°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-04 04:13:22 UTC
  2. 2013-05-04 08:43:22 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-03 23:13:22 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.152°N 51.924°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 99km (62mi) SW of Firuzabad, Iran
  2. 139km (86mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  3. 141km (88mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
  4. 147km (91mi) SW of Akbarabad, Iran
  5. 252km (157mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

Tectonic Summary

Seismotectonics of the Middle East and Vicinity

No fewer than four major tectonic plates (Arabia, Eurasia, India, and Africa) and one smaller tectonic block (Anatolia) are responsible for seismicity and tectonics in the Middle East and surrounding region. Geologic development of the region is a consequence of a number of first-order plate tectonic processes that include subduction, large-scale transform faulting, compressional mountain building and crustal extension.

Mountain building in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of compressional tectonics associated with collision of the India plate moving northwards at a rate of 40 mm/yr with respect to the Eurasia plate. Continental thickening of the northern and western edge of the India subcontinent has produced the highest mountains in the world, including the Himalayan, Karakoram, Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges. Earthquake activity and faulting found in this region, as well as adjacent parts of Afghanistan and India, are due to collisional plate tectonics.

Beneath the Pamir-Hindu Kush Mountains of northern Afghanistan, earthquakes occur to depths as great as 200 km as a result of remnant lithospheric subduction. Shallower crustal earthquakes in the Pamir-Hindu Mountains occur primarily along the Main Pamir Thrust and other active Quaternary faults, which accommodate much of the region’s crustal shortening. The western and eastern margins of the Main Pamir Thrust display a combination of thrust and strike-slip mechanisms.

Along the western margin of the Tibetan Plateau, in the vicinity of southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the India plate translates obliquely relative to the Eurasia plate, resulting in a complex fold-and-thrust belt known as the Sulaiman Range. Faulting in this region includes strike-slip, reverse-slip and oblique-slip motion and often results in shallow, destructive earthquakes. The relatively fast moving left-lateral, strike-slip Chaman Fault system in southeastern Afghanistan accommodates translational motion between the India and Eurasia plates. In 1505, a segment of the Chaman Fault system near Kabul, Afghanistan ruptured causing widespread destruction of Kabul and surrounding villages. In the same region, the more recent 30 May 1935, M7.6 Quetta, Pakistan earthquake, occurred within the Sulaiman Range, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

 

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

Iran  -  3 Earthquakes Ranging  From 5.1 to  4.1  Magnitude May 01,  2013 . Total of 35 EQ’s in the last  21 days

 

Stephen Lendman ~ America’s Addiction: Waging War On Humanity

Stephen Lendman April 28 2013

Via  Shift Frequency

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel called it being “cold-blooded about the self-interests of your nation.”
Obama’s the latest US warrior president. Imperial lawlessness defines his agenda. Out-of-control militarism rages. Humanity’s survival is threatened.
Syria is Obama’s war. Direct intervention looms. Claims about Syria using chemical weapons don’t wash. Syrian officials categorically deny them.
On April 27, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) headlined “Information Minister: Western Sides Are Directly Responsible for Chemical Weapons Use in Khan al-Assal,” saying:
Omran al-Zoubi said chemical weapons likely came from Turkey. “The US-British and Western allegations in general on this issue do not have any credibility.”
A missile targeting Khan al-Assal came from a terrorist-controlled location. Syria requested an investigation. According to SANA:
“Al-Zoubi held the Western sides directly responsible for what happened in Khan al-Assal, saying they want now to hide behind this ‘fabricated and false’ talk to justify their silence on failing the investigation mission requested by Syria and to exonerate the terrorists.”
“The Minister added that the US is already involved in large-scale terrorist operations in the world, and is involved in Syria now because of its support for and silence on the terrorism committed by the terrorist groups.”
The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Waging full-scale war on Syria looms. It appears prelude to targeting Iran. Spurious Iranian threats continue.
Connect the dots. Post-Boston bombings, expect Obama to take full advantage. Media scoundrels regurgitate official lies. Doing so facilitates America’s war agenda.
Independent nations aren’t tolerated. Washington demands pro-Western ones. Outliers are targeted for regime change. War is America’s option of choice if other methods fail. Syria may be prelude to Iran.
On April 25, the Jerusalem Post headlined ” ‘Red lines’ at the ‘Post’ conference,” saying:
“Red lines” dominate today’s headlines. Israel and Washington repeat them. In late February, former Israeli intelligence head Amos  Yadlin’s New York Times op-ed headlined “Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran,” saying:
“Today, Israel sees the prospect of a nuclear Iran that calls for our annihilation as an existential threat.”
Iran, of course, threatens no one. It hasn’t attacked another nation in over two centuries.
“An Israeli strike against Iran would be a last resort, if all else failed to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program,” Yadlin added.
Now he’s warning that Israel’s on “a collision course (with Iran) by the end of the year.”
He’ll speak at the Jerusalem Post’s second annual conference. It’s theme is “Fighting for the Zionist Dream.” It’s scheduled for April 28 in New York.
Two panels will discuss Syrian and Iranian red lines. Yadlin will participate along with former and current key Israeli officials.
Yadlin heads Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies. He spoke at its recent Tel Aviv conference. He claims Iran may cross Netanyahu’s red line by summer.
If uranium enrichment continues “at its current rate, toward the end of the year (Tehran) will cross the red line in a clear manner,” he claimed.
Earlier he said, “Despite all of the attempts made to stop the nuclear program, no one is able to stop the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.”
“By summer, Iran will be a month or two away from a decision about the bomb,” he added. He claims Tehran has enough low-enriched uranium for six bombs.
“They have no problem converting back what they allegedly turned to nuclear fuel. Within a week, it could be turned into nuclear material for a bomb,” he said.
He urged military action. America’s credibility is on the line, he stressed. “This credibility will be achieved if the US aims a precise strike to stop the Iranian nuclear program and shows that it can deal with the escalation that would follow this strike.”
He’s not alone. Jerusalem Post deputy managing editor Caroline Glick headlined “Time to confront Obama,” saying:
Iran “crossed the threshold. Iran will be a nuclear power unless its uranium enrichment installations and other nuclear sites are destroyed or crippled. Now.”
“Iran has threatened to use it nuclear arsenal to destroy Israel.”
“(E)ither Israel must launch an attack without delay, or if we can’t, then Netanyahu has to publicly state that the time for diplomacy is over. Either Iran is attacked or it gets the bomb.”
It bears repeating. Iran threatens no one. No evidence suggests an Iranian nuclear weapons program. Annually, US intelligence says so. Israeli, American, and other Western officials know what they won’t admit publicly.

Earth Watch Report – Earthquakes

Iran  3  EQs  May  1st  2013 photo Iran3EQsMay1st2013_zps245fbbf2.jpg

4.4 101km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-01 16:31:31 28.311°N 51.729°E 26.6

M4.4 – 101km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-01 16:31:31 UTC

Earthquake location 28.311°N, 51.729°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-01 16:31:31 UTC
  2. 2013-05-01 21:01:31 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-01 11:31:31 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.311°N 51.729°E depth=26.6km (16.5mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 101km (63mi) SW of Firuzabad, Iran
  2. 113km (70mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  3. 117km (73mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
  4. 145km (90mi) SW of Akbarabad, Iran
  5. 258km (160mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

 

5.1 101km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-01 18:31:04 28.293°N 51.745°E 10.0

M5.1 – 101km SW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-05-01 18:31:04 UTC

Earthquake location 28.293°N, 51.745°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-01 18:31:04 UTC
  2. 2013-05-01 23:01:04 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-01 13:31:04 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

28.293°N 51.745°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 101km (63mi) SW of Firuzabad, Iran
  2. 116km (72mi) SE of Bandar Bushehr, Iran
  3. 119km (74mi) SSE of Borazjan, Iran
  4. 146km (91mi) SW of Akbarabad, Iran
  5. 257km (160mi) NNE of Manama, Bahrain

 

4.1 47km N of Iranshahr, Iran 2013-05-01 22:18:35 27.628°N 60.712°E 49.0

M4.1 – 47km N of Iranshahr, Iran 2013-05-01 22:18:35 UTC

Earthquake location 27.628°N, 60.712°E

Event Time

  1. 2013-05-01 22:18:35 UTC
  2. 2013-05-02 02:48:35 UTC+04:30 at epicenter
  3. 2013-05-01 17:18:35 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

27.628°N 60.712°E depth=49.0km (30.5mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 47km (29mi) N of Iranshahr, Iran
  2. 82km (51mi) SW of Khash, Iran
  3. 207km (129mi) S of Zahedan, Iran
  4. 258km (160mi) N of Chah Bahar, Iran
  5. 492km (306mi) NNE of Muscat, Oman

 

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5  EQ’s  ranging  between  4.1 and 4.7 Magnitude  between April  22nd -  30th

4.2 70km SSE of Borazjan, Iran 2013-04-22 07:26:26 28.726°N 51.598°E 10.0
4.4 45km SE of Borazjan, Iran 2013-04-24 06:05:02 29.023°N 51.591°E 37.4
4.1 26km WSW of Firuzabad, Iran 2013-04-26 02:51:06 28.761°N 52.310°E 9.9
4.5 50km NE of Kish, Iran 2013-04-28 12:11:31 26.857°N 54.400°E 9.9
4.7 77km E of Khash, Iran 2013-04-30 15:05:20 28.179°N 62.000°E 10.0

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Iran : 9 Earthquakes between 4.0 and 5.6 Magnitude registered April 10th, 2013

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake – 83km E of Khash, Iran

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake – 107km E of Khash, Iran

Iran : Seismic Activity Continues Three More EQ Ranging From 5.0 to 4.2 Mag On April 20th , 2013. A Total of 16 in six days.

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