In Iran it is not uncommon to see 5R earthquakes. It is an active region of the world. especially as it is also oil producing country. For the period considered here, the most suspect region is the region close to the Iraq border, as shown on the map inside the red circle.
For the dates considered the colour code is Red for 5th Dec., Yellow for 6th December and Black for 7th December.
FDL has produced some spot stresses at the following coordinates
For 5th December [27N, 53E, 62E], [31N, 32N 53E], [36N, 57E, 58E]
For 6th December [31N, 32N, 49E], [31.5N, 57.5E]
For 7th December [31N, 32N, 48E]
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Magnitude ML 3.6
ReplyDeleteRegion SOUTHERN IRAN
Date time 2018-12-05 07:38:50.5 UTC
Location 27.03 N ; 54.24 E
Depth 11 km
Distances 223 km NW of Dubai, United Arab Emirates / pop: 1,138,000 / local time: 11:38:50.5 2018-12-05
203 km W of Bandar ‘Abbās, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 353,000 / local time: 11:08:50.5 2018-12-05
57 km NE of Kīsh, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 21,000 / local time: 11:08:50.5 2018-12-05
Magnitude ML 4.2
ReplyDeleteRegion EASTERN IRAN
Date time 2018-12-06 01:46:49.5 UTC
Location 30.37 N ; 57.46 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 482 km E of Shīrāz, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 1,250,000 / local time: 05:16:49.5 2018-12-06
38 km E of Kermān, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 578,000 / local time: 05:16:49.5 2018-12-0
Magnitude ML 3.6
ReplyDeleteRegion IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
Date time 2018-12-06 06:15:06.3 UTC
Location 34.36 N ; 45.67 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 163 km NE of Baghdad, Iraq / pop: 5,673,000 / local time: 09:15:06.3 2018-12-06
106 km NW of Īlām, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 141,000 / local time: 09:45:06.3 2018-12-06
21 km SW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 51,700 / local time: 09:45:06.3 2018-12-06
Magnitude mb 4.3
ReplyDeleteRegion SOUTHERN IRAN
Date time 2018-12-05 20:12:37.8 UTC
Location 27.47 N ; 56.18 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 260 km N of Dubai, United Arab Emirates / pop: 1,138,000 / local time: 00:12:37.8 2018-12-06
33 km N of Bandar ‘Abbās, Iran, Islamic Republic of / pop: 353,000 / local time: 23:42:37.8 2018-12-05
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