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DATA SOURCESEARTHQUAKES AND SEISMIC HAZARD USGS, National Earthquake Information Center NOAA, National Geophysical Data Center IASPEI, Centennial Catalog (1900 - 1999) and extensions (Engdahl and Villaseñor, 2002)EHB catalog (Engdahl et al., 1998)HDF (unpublished earthquake catalog, Engdahl, 2003)Global Seismic Hazard Assessment ProgramPLATE TECTONICS AND FAULT MODELPB2002 (Bird, 2003)Ji, C., D.J. Wald, and D.V. Helmberger, Source description of the 1999 Hector Mine, California earthquake; Part I: Waveletdomain inversion theory and resolution analysis, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., Vol 92, No. 4. pp. 1192-1207, 2002.DeMets, C., Gordon, R.G., Argus, D.F., 2010.Geologically current plate motions, Geophys. J. Int. 181, 1-80.BASE MAPNIMA and ESRI, Digital Chart of the WorldUSGS, EROS Data CenterNOAA GEBCO and GLOBE Elevation Models

DISCLAIMERBase map data, such as place names and political boundaries, are the best available but may not be current or may contain inaccuracies and therefore should not be regraded as having official signifiance.Map prepared by U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center09 April 2013http://earthquake.usgs.gov/Map not approved for release by Director USGS

REFERENCESBird, P., 2003, An updated digital model of plate boundaries: Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., v. 4, no. 3, pp. 1027-80.Engdahl, E.R., and Villasenor, A., 2002, Global Seismicity: 1900-1999, chap. 41 of Lee, W.H.K., and others, eds., International Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Part A: New York, N.Y.,Elsevier Academic Press, 932 p.Engdahl, E.R., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Buland, R.P.,1998, Global teleseismic earthquake relocation with improved travel times and procedures for depth determination;Bull. Seism. Soc. Amer., v. 88, p. 722-743.

M6.3 Southwest Iran Earthquake of 09 April 2013 09 April 2013 11:52:50 UTC 28.5° N., 51.591° E.Depth 10 kmMw = 6.3 (USGS)

EARTHQUAKE SUMMARY MAP

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