2005 Zarand earthquake

Name: 2005 Zarand earthquake
Start: 2005

2005 CE.

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A moment magnitude (Mw) 6.4 earthquake struck northern Kerman province, Iran on 22 February 2005, at 05:55:22 Iran Standard Time (02:25:22 UTC). At least 612 people were killed and 5,000 more were injured, with most of the fatalities occurring in several rural villages near the epicenter. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Zarand County, the earthquake's epicentral location. Fatalities and structural collapses also occurred in nearby Ravar County and the city of Kerman.

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