WORLD AGENCY OF PLANETARY MONITORING AND EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION
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Earthquake in Iran 26 December 2003, M6.7, 20,000 Fatalities
The final estimate, using the best available hypocenter is: 6,280-12,200 fatalities. The estimate in real time, 2 hours after the earthquake, was: 410-1010 fatalities. (At the time the magnitude was believed to be smaller, the depth greater and the location farther from Bam.)
Map of settlements affected by the earthquake. The size of the dot is proportional to the population, the color indicates the estimated average damage state (blue = light, green = moderate, yellow = medium, red = strong, brown = heavy, black = total collapse)
Satellite images of the Iran earthquake
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