Table 1.
Seismological properties of the case studies (USGS).
| Name | Bam Earthquake | Sichuan-Gansu border earthquake | Elazig earthquake | Banepa earthquake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Iran | China | Turkey | Nepal |
| Regional geology | Alluvial fans and argillaceous sandstones | Precambrian granitic rocks, sandstone and limestone | Anatolian Metamorphic Massifs and Basalt |
Basement rock, gneiss, quartzite, phyllite and limestone |
| Time (UTC) | 01:56:52 | 09:49:17 | 02:32:34 | 06:15:22 |
| Date | 26 December 2003 | 5 August 2008 | 8 March 2010 | 25 April 2015 |
| Magnitude | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Depth (USGS) (km) | 8.5 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| Latitude, Longitude |
28.995°N 58.311°E |
32.756°N 105.494°E |
38.864°N 39.986°E |
27.628°N 85.540°E |
| Mercalli intensity scale | IX (Violent) | VII (Very Strong) | VIII (Severe) | VII (Very Strong) |
| Name of the Fault | The Bam Fault | The Longman Shan Fault | The East Anatolian fault | The Gorkha fault |
| Fault Plate Solution | Strike-slip | Thrust | Strike-slip | Strike-slip |
| Reasons for the earthquake | Combination of a small component of reverse-motion and strike-slip motion on the fault | As the Indian plate moves northward, it collides with Eurasian plate and continues moving forward into China | Displacement of left-lateral and right-lateral strike-slip on a northeast and northwest striking slip of the Anatolian fault | Collision of Indo-Australian and Asian plates |