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According to Iranian television reports, on November 14, local time, two strong earthquakes occurred in a minute near Abbas Port in southern Iran, with intensities of 6.3 and 6.4 respectively, and the entire Dubai Gulf was also felt. Due to its location at the intersection of three seismic zones, Iran has experienced frequent earthquakes over the years, causing a large number of casualties.
The location of the earthquake in Iran
Two earthquakes in Iran have occurred in succession, and the chandeliers in the homes of Dubai netizens have shaken
According to the China Earthquake Observatory Network, at 20:07 on November 14, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Iran (27.67 degrees north latitude, 56.11 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 10 kilometers. At 20:08 on November 14, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in Iran (27.75 degrees north latitude, 56.11 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
The ISNA news agency said many homes in the Port Abbas area were destroyed and landslides occurred. At least one person was killed by a falling utility pole. According to witnesses, the earthquake lasted a long time, causing damage to some old local buildings. At present, the rescue team has gone to the scene of the incident.
According to the report, the magnitude of the earthquake is relatively strong, and it is also felt in Iran's Coleman Province, Fars Province and other places, and these two provinces are currently on alert. As far away as Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia felt the shaking.
The UAE's National Meteorological Centre tweeted that the earthquake was felt in the north and east of the United Arab Emirates, but the UAE was not affected by the quake.
Dubai netizen Twitter
There are also footages of residents of Dubai and Saudi Arabia sharing online footage of chandeliers shaking in their homes. One netizen said: "I saw the curtains shaking, I felt dizzy! ”
There are videos showing people in the Dubai area evacuating buildings after the earthquake. On the day of the earthquake, the T20 World Cricket Final was held at the Dubai International Cricket Ground.
Located at the intersection of three seismic zones, Iran has experienced frequent strong earthquakes in its history
Iran is located on numerous geological faults and has historically experienced frequent earthquakes.
On April 9, 2013, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Iran's southern coastal province of Bushehr, killing at least 37 people, injuring 850 others and nearly leveling some villages.
In August 2012, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Iran's East Azerbaijan province, killing more than 300 people and injuring more than 3,000.
On February 22, 2005, a magnitude 6 earthquake on the Richter scale in northern and western Iran killed at least 500 people and injured more than 1,600.
In December 2003, a magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Iran, in which Iran's historic city of Bam collapsed, killing 31,000 people.
On June 22, 2002, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck The western Iranian provinces of Qazvin and Hamadan killed at least 500 people and injured 1,300.
Earthquake in Iran in 2019, BBC
Seismologists have analyzed that Iran is located at the convergence of three seismic belts, and is often in constant motion and squeezing each other. Once the earth's crust moves beyond a certain level, it is extremely prone to earthquakes. The country's worst-ever earthquake occurred in 856 AD and killed an estimated 200,000 people.
Hua Liming, who served as China's ambassador to Iran in the 1990s, said that the Iranian people's awareness of earthquake prevention is weak, the local earthquake prevention measures are relatively backward, and the houses do not have earthquake-proof equipment.
In addition, most Iranian buildings are not earthquake-proof. Buildings in some parts of Iran are less resilient to earthquakes, and even earthquakes of low magnitude can cause houses to collapse, which can easily cause a large number of casualties.
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