2013 Saravan earthquake
| UTC time | 2013-04-16 10:44:20 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 606824152 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 16 April 2013 |
| Local time | 15:14 IRDT |
| Magnitude | 7.7 Mw |
| Depth | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Epicenter | 28°06′25″N 62°03′11″E / 28.107°N 62.053°E |
| Areas affected | Iran Pakistan |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Casualties | 35 deaths (1 in Iran, 34 in Pakistan) 117 injured |
The 2013 Saravan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.7 at 15:14 pm IRDT (UTC+4:30) on 16 April. The shock struck a mountainous area between the cities of Saravan and Khash in Sistan and Balochistan province, Iran, close to the border with Pakistan, with a duration of about 25 seconds. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth in the Arabian plate lithosphere, near the boundary between the subducting Arabian plate and the overriding Eurasian plate at a depth of about 80 km.
It was the largest earthquake in Iran within the last 300 years, equal in magnitude to the one that shook East Azerbaijan in 1721, which had killed up to 250,000 people, and possibly the largest in the last half-century. The earthquake followed a magnitude 6.3 event near Bushehr. The town of Mashkel was close to the quake's epicentre, and around 85 percent of the city's buildings were demolished. Thirty-five people were killed in the earthquake.