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2005 Zarand earthquake

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2005 Zarand earthquake

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Kashmir Earthquake - 2005 | Today In History | 8 Oct 18

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Aerials of devastation, bodies search for survivors

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Red Crescent aid arrives, relief efforts

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Official: Passenger trains collide in Iran, 44 killed

The 2005 Zarand earthquake affected several villages in the Kerman province of Iran on February 22 at 05:55:23 local time. The shock measured 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Zarand is located 740 km southeast of Tehran. The maximum recorded peak ground acceleration was 0.51 g at Shirinrud dam. The United States' National Earthquake Information Center and the Belgian' Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters both show that 612 died and 1,411 were injured in the event.