2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes

2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes is located in Iran

The 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes occurred near the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province, on August 11, 2012, at 16:53 Iran Standard Time. The two quakes measured 6.4 and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale, and were separated by eleven minutes. The epicenter of the earthquakes was 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Tabriz. At least 306 people died and more than 3000 others were injured,^[4] primarily in the rural and mountainous areas to the northeast of Tabriz (though 45 died in the city of Ahar).^[6] The earthquake was felt in Armenia and Azerbaijan, though no major damage was reported.^[7]

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