Disaster Calendar – 11 August 2012
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,313 Days Left
[August 11, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,313 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
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Two strong quakes struck NW Iran, killing about 200, injuring 1,500
The quakes struck near the city of Tabriz (pop: ~1.5 million), capital of East Azerbaijan province and the country’s fourth most populated city, destroying or damaging about 70 outlying villages.
- First quake measuring 6.4Mw struck 20 km (12 miles) WSW of Ahar, and 60 km (37 miles) ENE of Tabriz, Iran.
- Second quake measuring 6.3Mw struck 32 km (19 miles) WSW of Ahar, and 48 km (29 miles) ENE of Tabriz, according to USGS.
- Both quakes struck at depths of less than 10km.
- The second quake struck about 12 minutes after the first at 12:34UTC, August 11, 2012.
- The death toll is expected to rise, as many people are still trapped in the rubble, officials told reporters.
- The quakes have left at least 20,000 people homeless,
- At least a dozen aftershock have struck near the epicenter at Armenia-Azerbaijan-Iran border region, as of posting.
EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP
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