2021 Rasht earthquake explained

2021 Rasht earthquake
Timestamp:2021-07-10 02:14:43
Anss-Url:us6000etys
Isc-Event:620787256
Local-Time:07:14 TJT (UTC+5)
Magnitude:5.7
Depth:11.8km (07.3miles)
Location:38.917°N 70.554°W
Affected:Tajikistan
Aftershocks:23 (As of July 29 2021)[1]
Strongest is 5.0[2]
Casualties:5 dead
30 injured

On July 10 2021, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck 20 km southeast of the Rasht Valley in Tajikistan.[3]

Tectonic setting

Tajikistan lies within the complex zone of collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The dominant structures in this area are a combination of thrust faults and sinistral (left lateral) strike-slip faults. [4] [5]

Earthquake

The earthquake occurred at 07:14 am local time on July 10, 2021, and was located 165km (103miles) northwest of the capital Dushanbe.[6] It was followed by 20 aftershocks. The earthquake struck at the 72nd anniversary of the 1949 Khait earthquake.[7]

Impact

Five people were killed.[8] The victims were a 70-year old mother and four children between the ages of 6 and 12 who died in Tajikabad District. 30 people were also injured, and 5,560 people were displaced.[9] [7] Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, including 300 in Langarisho jamoat, seven in Hijborak, and 12 in Ashkalon.[10]

Other events

A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Gorno-Badakhshan region near the border with Xinjiang, China on February 12, 2021.[11] In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, a woman fell and died while she was in a panic, and several others were injured.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS earthquake catalog. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Web site: United States Geological Survey. M 5.0 - 97 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan.
  3. Web site: M 5.7 - 20 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Schurr B. . Ratschbacher L. . Sippl C. . Gloaguen R. . Yuan X. . Mechie J. . Seismotectonics of the Pamir . Tectonics . 2014 . 33 . 8 . 1501–1518 . 10.1002/2014TC003576. 2014Tecto..33.1501S . 1885/57658 . 56279581 . free .
  5. Sangha S. . Peltzer G. . Zhang A. . Meng L. . Liang C. . Lundgren P. . Fielding E. . Fault geometry of 2015, Mw7.2 Murghab, Tajikistan earthquake controls rupture propagation: Insights from InSAR and seismological data . Earth and Planetary Science Letters . 2017 . 462 . 132–141 . 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.01.018. 2017E&PSL.462..132S . free .
  6. News: Tajikistan earthquake kills five people. Reuters. 10 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Субҳи имрӯз ва 72 соли пеш.... This morning and 72 years ago... . khf.tj. tg. 2021-07-10.
  8. News: Ali . Mohammad . Five People Died In Earthquake In Tajikistan - Emergencies Committee . July 10, 2021 . Urdu Point . July 10, 2021 . Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
  9. Web site: IFRC Go. July 19, 2021. go.ifrc.org. en.
  10. News: Землетрясение в Таджикистане: пять человек погибли, сотни домов повреждены. ФОТО. Earthquake in Tajikistan: five people were killed, hundreds of houses were damaged. A PHOTO . . ru . July 10, 2021.
  11. Web site: M 5.9 - 37 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212172451/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000dh48/executive . 2021-02-12 . February 12, 2021. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  12. Web site: Haripur woman killed as 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213052043/https://www.geo.tv/latest/334759-haripur-woman-killed-as-64-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-pakistan . 2021-02-13 . February 13, 2021. geo.tv.

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